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Counting Down Theatre\u2019s Scariest Antagonists<\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by\u00a0Savannah Rutherford<\/p>\n

October 24, 2017<\/p>\n<\/font>

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7. Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street<\/em><\/h4>\n
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We don\u2019t realize that Mrs. Lovett is working against Sweeney Todd\u2014she seems the perfect partner in crime until he figures out what she had done to his wife while he was imprisoned, and that she lied about Lucy\u2019s fate until Todd accidentally kills his poor wife.<\/p>\n

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6. Javert, Les Miserables<\/em><\/h4>\n
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It\u2019s safe to say that Javert has no human emotion and he places the value of the law above everything else. A man with a deep vendetta is terrifying in itself, but this man gives up a normal, steady career to try to catch Jean Valjean for years, all over France, all because of a loaf of bread from over twenty years ago<\/p>\n

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5. Claudius, Hamlet<\/em><\/h4>\n
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A cold-hearted murderer who stole Hamlet\u2019s rightful seat on the throne just to marry his dead brother\u2019s wife, Claudius is a clear antagonist in this classic play. Hamlet kills people too, but the two men have different goals: Claudius wants complete and total power, and Hamlet just wants to avenge his father\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

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4. Mephistopheles, Doctor Faustus<\/em><\/h4>\n
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While Faust is a horrible man on his own, he is still our protagonist. Mephistopheles is a servant of Lucifer\u2019s and doesn\u2019t necessarily want<\/em> to make Faust do evil things\u2014but after failing to convince Faust that he must turn back to being good, Mephistopheles serves as a constant reminder of the eternal flames that await Faust at his bitter end.<\/p>\n

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3. Velma von Tussle, Hairspray<\/em><\/h4>\n
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We initially can\u2019t stand the von Tussle women because of the snobby attitudes and the nepotism, and of course, they break Tracy\u2019s heart. But Velma von Tussle is a cold, uneducated, and ignorant racist. While the musical has a cute bubblegum ending where kids of all races gets to dance on the Corny Collins show, what we don\u2019t see is Velma voting at the city council meeting in favor of \u201cseparate but equal\u201d movie theatres, classrooms, and swimming pools.<\/p>\n

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2. Mrs. Meers, Thoroughly Modern Millie<\/em><\/h4>\n
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Millie is na\u00efve and runs to follow her dreams in the Big Apple, which leads her right into Mrs. Meers\u2019s hotel. Millie finds herself almost caught in an actual human trafficking ring, where Mrs. Meers is abducts and ships single, orphaned girls off to the Orient.<\/p>\n

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1. Stanley Kowalski, A Streetcar Named Desire<\/em><\/h4>\n
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Domestic violence and spousal abuse are no joke, which makes Stanley a terrifying antagonist, with Marlon Brando\u2019s handsome face to soften the blows. He throws the dishes around the apartment, he gambles and stays out all night, and exhibits textbook abusive behaviors. He even goes after his wife\u2019s sister, Blanche DuBois\u2014physically assaulting her to the point that she gets checked into a mental health facility. Don\u2019t let the famous cry, \u201cStella!\u201d at the end of the show warm your heart.<\/p>\n
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