But an evil action can also be considered theologically and then we talk of evil as a sin, an action against God's ten commandments. So it is their choice to commit evil actions or not. He thinks of the moral evil as the true evil because human beings have free will and the choice to do good or evil. Augustine, these are moral evils or deficiencies of man's will. They belong to actions and their consequences which are caused by human beings, for example torturing innocent people in a war. Pleasure in destroying, in lying, in betraying and in being cruel, in neglecting the rights of human beings, these aspects are declared to be evil. Actions which are against virtues and values, which are reprehensible and damnable, are generally seen as evil. 'Good' and 'evil' represent a pair of opposites that is part of many stories and of our whole life. In this way different aspects of the terms 'good' and 'evil' shall be demonstrated. Besides, the thesis that animals and creatures in The Prisoner of Azkaban cannot be categorized as clearly as the main characters will be dealt with.

This paper will have a look at one exemplary character and try to solve the question whether it is good or evil.

It is the ambiguity of the characters and their changes during the story that grip the readers. But often the reader is not able to say which character really belongs to the good or the evil ones. This fight between good and evil makes the story really interesting and exciting because it hurries the action along. In novels and fictional stories we often meet good and evil characters, characters which fight each other.

5) The fusion of good and evil character traits in Sirius BlackĦ) Creatures and animals in The Prisoner of AzkabanĦ.1) Good and friendly animals and creaturesĦ.2) Evil and dangerous animals and creaturesħ) Are the Harry Potter stories evil in itself?ĩ.2) Secondary literature 2) Introduction

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