Everybody knows that the most enthralling stories have a...

Everybody knows that the most enthralling stories have a good villain. A â€Å"good† villain refers to a character who is ruthless, cunning, and an all-around mastermind who keeps the audience guessing. One of the most interesting villains is Iago from William Shakespeare’s Othello. Iago is a villain who has been analyzed for 500 years and still has no clear motivations for his evil acts. Fast forward a few centuries from the time Iago was created and take one of the most interesting characters from the CW’s television series The Vampire Diaries who happens to be the elusive vampire, Katherine Pierce. Both of these villains are similar in their manipulative nature, their motivations, and their impacts on the characters and stories. One of the†¦show more content†¦As the series progresses the audience comes to find out that they are not the first men she had wrapped around her finger, and they are not the last either. Making men fall for her is only one w ay she has manipulated people. Katherine, like Iago, makes people seem like she is their loyal friend until she stabs them in the back. Not only do these two characters share the talent to manipulate, but they are also both very proud of this certain talent that they possess. Not once does either of them show any guilt. â€Å"Iago freely acknowledges what he both is and is not, and revels in his revelry† (Singer). Iago often rejoices when his plan is working (Shakespeare). Katherine also acknowledges w=all the lies she is able to get people to believe about her and is quite proud of it. She is proud of being able to charm men into doing anything for her, Both of the characters show little remorse for all of the lying and manipulating that they do. Another way that Katherine and Iago compare is the fact that neither of their motivations for doing the things they do are always clear. One of the most confusing things about Iago’s character is why he is so determined to ru in Othello’s life. He gives the audience multiple reasons, yet it is not known if any