Who are the most well known evil characters from trdaitional
children's stories (Hans christian, Brothers Grimm, Fairy Stories and
Nursery Rhymes etc.) - and who are their opposites as forces of good
and innocence e.g. The Wicked Queen and Snow White, Captain Hook and
Peter Pan. I'm looking for a straight listing by evil and good, and a
scource for each about the character themselves and the stories they
are from.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 21 Oct 2004 05:32 PDT

>>...a scource for each about the character themselves and the stories they
are from...<<

Can you please clarify this last part of your question?

What do you mean by a "source for each"?  Do you just want to know the
name of the story the character comes from?

Since you've already used Peter Pan and Capt Hook as examples, perhaps
you could further show us how you would like them to appear in an
answer, including information about "the source" and the stories they
are from.

It would help a lot in getting you exactly the answer you're looking for.

Thanks.

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by dtnl42-ga on 21 Oct 2004 07:19 PDT

I need a straight list of characters who represent opposites - good
and evil - starting with the most good and most evil, and the stories
they are from, and who the stories are by.

Hope that helps

Hello dtnl42-ga,


Well, this has been fun.  And actually, more of a challenge than I
first anticipated.

You may want to have a look at an earlier question that I answered, as
it lists a great many fairy tales that might be of interest to you,
even though they don't all have a clear cut "good vs evil" type of
focus:


http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=357341



As for the good vs evil tales, I've listed these below...there were
actually fewer than I thought there would be, as many of the classic
tales aren't divided up along straightforward good vs evil lines (for
instance, Pinnochio isn't particularly "good", nor does he face a
clear-cut arch-nemesis who is out-and-out evil).

Before rating this answer, please let me know if you would like any
additional information on the stories listed here, or on anything not
listed.  Just post a Request for Clarification, and I'll be happy to
assist you further.

All the best...


pafalafa-ga


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Classic "good vs evil" fairy tales and popular stories:


Peter Pan/Captain Hook 
Peter Pan, by J.M Barrie


Cinderella/Wicked Step-Mother
Many versions exist, but a traditional favorite is:
Cinderella, by Charles Perrault


Snow White/Evil Queen
Brothers Grimm


Robin Hood/Sheriff of Nottingham
traditional, but the most popular source is:  The Merry Adventures of
Robin Hood, by Howard Pyle


Dorothy/Wicked Witch of the West
Wizard of Oz, by L Frank Baum


Sleeping Beauty/"Wise Woman"
Brothers Grimm (in the traditional story, it is a spurned "wise woman"
who casts the spell on Sleeping Beauty")


Sherlock Holmes/Professor Moriarty
Numerous stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, especially "The Final Problem"


King Arthur/Morgan le Fay
Traditional, but the most popular account is Le Morte d'Arthur, by Thomas Malory


Ivanhoe/Prince John (and assorted other evil-doers)
Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott


Oliver Twist/Bill Sikes
Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens


Tiny Tim/Scrooge [Scrooge isn't quite 'evil', but I thought I'd
include this just the same]
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens


Jim Hawkins/Long John Silver
Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson


Mowgli/Shere Khan
The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling


Little Red Riding Hood/Wolf
Brothers Grimm


Three Little Pigs/Big Bad Wolf
Traditional, but generally credited to the Brothers Grimm, and their
story of "The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids"


Dr. Jekyll/Mr Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson


Hawkeye/Magua
The Last of the Mohicans, by James Fenimore Cooper


Uncle Tom/Simon Legree
Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe


D'Artagnan/Cardinal Richelieu
The Three Musketeers, by Andre Dumas


William Tell/Gessler, the Sherriff of Hapsburg
traditional Swiss folktale


Ulysses/Cyclops
The Odyssey, by Homer


Hansel & Gretel/Wicked Witch
Brothers Grimm


Jack and the Beanstalk/Evil Giant
traditional, but generally credited to: "Enchantment demonstrated in
the Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean." published in
England in 1743



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From the Bible we have:


David/Goliath


Adam and Eve/Snake


Abel/Cain


Moses/Pharoah


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and a few of more recent vintage that seem on their way to attaining
fairy tale/classic status:


Luke Skywalker/Darth Vader
Obi Wan Kenobi/Darth Maul
from the "Star Wars" movies, by George Lucas


Frodo/Sauron
Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien


Harry Potter/Lord Voldemort
The Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling


Superman/Lex Luthor
DC Comics


Batman/Joker
DC Comics


Spiderman/Green Goblin
Marvel Comics


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Again, please let me know if you need any additional information.


pafalafa-ga




search strategy:   searched my own bookshelves, and memories, along
with Google searches on:

fairy tales
Brothers Grimm
classic stories
plot summaries

Thank you very kindly.  You're obviously not an evil sheriff/witch/giant.

paf