Character Profile: "The Moral Villain"

The audience sees him as a villain, but he sees himself as the epidemy of morality - he attempts to justify everything he does because he firmly believes he is in the right. The moral villain is usually of a "higher class" variety than our regular villain. Click on the show name for more detailed information about each character.

Mr. Bumble, Oliver

Judge Turpin, Sweeney Tood

Edward Rutledge, 1776, Song: "Molasses To Rum"

Javert, Les Miserables

Captain Hook, Peter Pan

See Also:

Mac The Knife, The Threepenny Opera