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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...

An Unlikely Romance

  An Unlikely Romance  It is grotesque to know How someone can stoop so low How jealousy is the destroyer Pride cometh before the fall as once told by the Proverbs author  Like the story of Electra and Orestes, it has parallels with the Bible's Ahab and Jezebel Both plotting against someone who they should have thought twice to mess with The involvement of an reluctant Naboth would also come into account Deception to avoid the speculation Manipulation of the images and stories told Obsession and desperation to further recognition Greed of the social chameleon started moons ago  You cannot be with this person, you cannot be with that person Must show, my show this lie forever more Always about me, it must always appear to be about me and how wonderful I am Like Emma Bovary and Ellen Bernet gone mad A lie cannot live for an eternity Especially when those find things odd Nobody can deceive God A seductress encounters those like the villainous pairing...