Top Ten Tuesday – Top 10 Fictional Characters I Love to Hate
Top Ten Tuesday is a fun weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is All About the Villains – (top ten favorite/most compelling villains in books, top ten of the most vile villains/bad guys in books, top ten villains I secretly (or not so secretly) love, favorite TV villains, favorite comic book villains, ten “villains” of contemporary lit. My list is a bit of a hodge podge in the sense that although these are my favorite villains from literature, I also love the movie versions of each book, which is why I used the movie photos for my visuals. It’s also a hodge podge in that I spread my villains out across various genres. These are characters I love to hate from all walks of literature – from the creepy and the conniving to the ruthless and the roguish. And let’s, of course, not forget that pink nightmare from the Harry Potter series, haha!
Top Ten Fictional Characters I Love to Hate
1. Lord Voldemort from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
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2. Delores Umbridge, also from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
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3. Iago from Othello by William Shakespeare
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4. Edmund from King Lear by William Shakespeare
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5. Sauron from The Lord of the Rings by J.R. Tolkien
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6. President Snow from the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
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7. The White Witch from The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
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8. Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
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9. George Wickham from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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10. Cruella Deville from 101 Dalmations by Dodie Smith
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Great list! Love your mix of classics and modern fiction!
TTT @ Krista’s Dust Jacket
Thanks!
Umbridge was so awful. I think she was actually the scariest villain in the whole Harry Potter saga.
I agree! She was just a vile woman in pretty much every way.
Definitely Sauron, and I’ve seen Dolores on a LOT of lists. Haven’t read the books (well I read the first) but she must be pretty nasty! The White Witch is another great one, I loved what Tilda Swinton did with her.
Yes, I especially LOVE Tilda Swinton’s portrayal of The White Witch. Brilliant!
Great mix of villains! Voldemort definitely deserves the number one spot, and Umbridge is definitely almost just as evil! Even creepier because her evil seems more ‘real’… Can’t believe I forgot Sauron, he’s one of those iconic villains as well. And of course, Cruella 🙂
I agree! Umbridge definitely seems like someone you could have the misfortune to encounter in real life.
I absolutely love Umbridge. She’s so awful and I love that. Also think Voldemort and Snow are fab choices.
Same here and Imelda Staunton plays her so perfectly in the films too!
So many good ones! Wickham, Umbridge and Snow are the WORST 🙂
my TTT
Yes, they absolutely are the worst. Can’t stand them, haha.
I love this list. For me Umbridge is worse than Voldemort. She takes such delight in hurting the innocent and helpless who are under her control. And Iago! he is just pure evil. Here is my list: https://coffeeandcatsblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/04/top-ten-tuesday-5/
Yes, I tend to agree. In so many ways she seems worse, especially since she seems like someone you could actually come across in real life.
President Snow, Voldemort and the White Witch are definitely great choices. 🙂 Thanks for sharing and, as always, fabulous choices! <3
Thank you!