Response: Criminal Profiling 

I find this reading interesting for many reasons. For one, simply the fact that theorization of criminal profiling was concrete enough of a subject that there was a book dedicated to it. Secondly, with our discussions about villain-ism and the like – it seems fitting to say that religion adopted the role of the villain in this part of history. This is supported by the three examples given in the tex – the Catholics targeted witchcraft because of its weakening hegemonic rule. Again, the Catholics in support of the Spanish instituted an Inquisition against the Moors and the Jews in order to eradicate any idea of power against them. Then again, in the example of the Puritans singling out the Irish housemaid because of her religion (it was a factor in her arrest). In this reading, religion was both villainous as a hegemonic force and as a victim who was villainized by a greater force.

 

Response: The Apologetics of Evil

Can a villain be separated from his actions? Honestly, I really don’t think so. I don’t think its fair separate the two because one inherently informs the other. For instance, from my understanding of the text, Lago values the act of defeating Othello just as much as he does the consequences. Within the villain trope, I feel the main characteristic is the insatiability of wanting to act in some way that catalysts all this destruction before you. The act is a direct means of translation and tangibility of the villain’s desire.