The+Evil+Incarnate

Voldemort

Emperor Palpatine, the Sith Lord

The Devil



Iblis

Robb Sciortino __The Evil Incarnate__

The Evil Incarnate is a depiction of pure evil. Though this does not appear in reality, it is reoccurring in mythology and fiction. Pure evil is included in stories to contrast the protagonist. If you have a hero fighting an overwhelming evil, it makes the hero look just that much more heroic. Iblis is a portrayal of pure evil in the Koran. Iblis is a Jinn, a man made of smokeless fire, made by Allah. He was so devoted he was considered equal to angels. Iblis was sent to earth with Adam and Eve; he tempted them to eat the fruit from the forbidden tree. In doing this Allah damned Iblis to Jahannam, Islam’s equivalent of hell. From then on Iblis devoted his life to tempting human souls to sin and turn away from Allah. Because the Koran dubs Allah supreme over all of his creations Iblis is not considered an enemy, but rather a creation made to test human faith. The textbook example of the Evil Incarnate would have to be The Devil in the Catholic faith. The devil goes by many names including: Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub and many more. The devil was once a servant of god, an archangel, one of the most powerful being under god himself. However, power and pride got the best of Lucifer. He organized a rebellion against god in hopes to rule heaven; it was not successful. God condemned Lucifer and his followers to hell for eternity. He became the ruler of the underworld to rule over the demons. Ever sense the two sides have been at war over human souls. The devil is constantly tempting god’s followers to sin and betray god’s will. The Evil Incarnate archetype is not only found in ancient mythology, but also in modern day film and literature. One of the most popular and well known characters suiting this archetype would be Lord Voldemort of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter book and film series. He is described as "the most evil wizard for hundreds and hundreds of years a raging psychopath, devoid of the normal human responses to other people's suffering” by none other than the author of the book herself J.K. Rowling. Emperor Palpatine is the portrayal of pure evil in the Star Wars saga, a collection of six films in which almost every archetype known to man is included. Emperor Palpatine is a powerful politician, who claims to be fighting for peace and the Jedi, when in reality he is the complete opposite. He is the strongest force in the opposing side of the war against the dark side. He is Darth Sidious, the Sith Lord. After gaining tremendous political power, he manipulates people and authorities like storm troopers, a form of police force, to fight against the Jedi.  The Evil Incarnate does not exist in real life, but when depicted in mythology and film they are consistently manipulative, controlling, egomaniacal, and a megalomaniac, and will do almost anything to benefit themselves. This is a reoccurring archetype because all of those characteristics can appear in real people’s personalities. The reason that the Evil Incarnate does not appear in reality is because when written in mythology and in film, they often have powers and abilities greater than people to accentuate their personality flaws. People cannot be separated into just good and evil; personalities are not just black and white, but the Evil Incarnate does exaggerate human flaws to an extreme.

Bibliography Lord Voldemort." __Wikipedia__. wikipedia. 9 Nov 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voldemort. "Iblis." __Wikipedia__. wikipedia. 9 Nov 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iblis. "Palpatine." __wikipedia__ . wikipedia. 9 Nov 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palpatine. "devil." __Wikipedia__. wikipedia. 9 Nov 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil.