I have a strange theory that the plot of a story is only as strong as the villains of the story.
Along with Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth, Othello is one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies and thus a pillar of what most critics take to be the apex of Shakespeare's dramatic art. Iago, who is arguably the greatest villain in English literature, is a character who essentially writes the play's main plot.
You Star Wars fans know that the richness of the story is closely connected to the story of Darth Vader. In fact, the climatic ending of Episode Three was centered around Anakin Skywalker becoming the infamous character. (According to Josh of http://joshua627.blogspot.com/ fame, Lucas wept at that point in the movie.)
Furthermore, I merely need to mention Satan and rebellious mankind to make the Bible readers' mind to dwell on the richness of the greatest story of all, the redemptive history of God recorded in the Bible.
I wonder who your favorite villain is? Do you want to share?
Mine is the Witch-king of Angmar, who is the Lord of the Nazgûl. I picked him because he is the scariest bad guy that I have read about apart from Satan. (The Nazgûl give me the shivers.) Too bad Tolkien didn't have Gandalf crunch him in an awesome battle instead of Éowyn. Oh, well!
Now it is your turn. Silliness is appropriate.
