How Do You Create The Villain In A Play?
The essence of drama is conflict, and the backbone of conflict is a villain or, in the words of dramaturgy, the antagonist. Creating a villain or antagonist in your play requires careful planning, skill and some knowledge about what constitutes the perfect bad guy. Develop your hero or protagonist first so that you can create the antagonist as your hero’s nemesis or antipode. Once you have a hero, think about all the bad qualities that directly oppose your hero’s good qualities. Invest those bad qualities into a single character so you’ll have the basis for your villain. Find something (or someone) that both the protagonist, your hero, and the antagonist, your villain, desire in a very serious way. Give your villain evil or odious motivations for acquiring the desired object so that you can highlight your hero’s nobility for wanting the same thing for completely pure and good reasons. Give your villain power, especially in relation to your hero, since this allows you to define the dram
