The Bad Boy: profoundly awful or antihero?
For as long as there's been books, Opera, film and television . We have always heard of one kind of archetype: the bad boy . A man who ignores rules, laws and politeness. Then again, is it always the case? Take the example of Samson from the Judges in the Bible. Samson believed converting outsiders of his religion to God through marriage was right in his perspective. Much to the disagreement of his family.What later happened to the lady he planned to marry. His anger led to vengeance on their unfair ways, a classic example of a "bad" boy origin story. Unfairness, betrayal and cruelty, especially once forgiveness towards those victimized. In the Horror Drama genre, vampires have a similar trope. Be it Alexander Grayson of Dracula (2013) or other famous TV vampires. In the tales of swashbucklers like ' Captain Blood ', D'artagnan from the 'Three Musketeers' and ' The Pirate ' directed by Vincent Minnelli. We see that the male lead also fit th...