Long before the new movie "Wicked" made a sympathetic character of the Wicked Witch of the West, she was played by actress Margaret Hamilton in the classic film, The Wizard of Oz. But it was not easy ...

Some journalists are working overtime to make habitual drunk drivers and even murderers seem like sympathetic characters.

Many Shonen anime, like Dragon Ball Z, and Naruto have villains that are as engaging as ever. As far back as some of the first anime, heroes and villains always pitted against each other in a fight ...

From Gatsby to Elphaba, Oedipus to Fleabag, the tragic hero is a time-honored and iconic figure. But what exactly makes a hero oh-so-tragic, and what is it about this archetype that keeps us coming ...