Deconstructing the figure of the villain in the television series Once Upon a Time
The object of study of this article is the most widely distributed fantasy series worldwide: Once Upon a Time (Kitsis & Horowitz, 2011-2018), a fiction that connects the Disney universe with folk tales and Greek mythology. The research is circumscribed to the figure of the villain, the Evil Quee...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositorio: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/179931 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/179931 https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-1529.2025.76880 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Character Villain Television series Once Upon a Time Evil Queen Personaje Villano Series de televisión Reina Malvada |
| Sumario: | The object of study of this article is the most widely distributed fantasy series worldwide: Once Upon a Time (Kitsis & Horowitz, 2011-2018), a fiction that connects the Disney universe with folk tales and Greek mythology. The research is circumscribed to the figure of the villain, the Evil Queen, because, although there are other models of villains in the series, this character prevails in all seasons. The article focuses on a character analysis with the primary objective of investigating the transformation arc of the villain in the series. The methodology employed is of a qualitative-descriptive nature, since it goes from the review of the theories of characters, script and villainy to a content analysis that, although based on previous studies, incorporates inclusive approaches and the characteristics and functionality of the villain to the matrix, which makes it replicable for future research of this same nature. Among the main results is that the character of the Evil Queen undergoes and develops a radical transformation arc, both physically and psychologically, which results in character growth that diverges significantly from more traditional representations of villainy. |
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