V for Vendetta by Alan Moore, Richard III by William Shakespeare and Grendel by John Garder _______ The topic of evil and where it originates from is one that cannot be proven through concrete evidence, and so it is rather a notion that exists only in the thoughts of each individual, allowing him to possess unique beliefs that influence the way he lives. What is considered evil depends on each individual's view of morality, which constantly changes over the course of that person's life. Roy Perrett's “Evil and Human Nature” explains this by elaborating the usual interpretation of moral evil. This evil, caused by intentional bad action or harm, is contrasted with another type of evil, natural evil, which occurs without the intervention of a human agent. While natural evils, such as hurricanes and disease, may hint at the existence of a greater evil power, moral evils exist rather due to human decision and are more commonly recognized. However, Perrett argues that even the recognition of moral evils “does not seem to capture what many people have in mind when they talk about evil. Evil is instead often understood as a very special kind of moral category: it is not just about evil, but about a special kind of intentional evil” (304). This familiar definition of evil expands the vague topic of moral evil, in that the perpetrator of this sinister action enjoys and never regrets having committed the action. Consequently, to meet the currently recognized definition of evil, the action must be performed solely because it is wrong and harmful. Therefore, it can be argued that the government in Alan Moore's V for Vendetta is not evil in the modern sense. While some believe that killing innocent people… middle of paper… created the world” (55). Ultimately, however, Bernstein comes to the conclusion that individuals are never in a position to doubt God or gods because humans cannot even begin to understand the complexity of a more powerful entity. Therefore, humans are also in no position to question choices that may have been made by any kind of god. Any claims regarding evil are biased and factless, and so humans look to religious writings and works to provide answers to an inscrutable being and an evil force. Even if scientific evidence one day finds that the pessimistic philosophy regarding evil as intrinsically human proves true, religious believers could still argue that any intrinsically human quality was at some point influenced and provided by a more powerful entity. Therefore, humans will always have differing opinions on the true source of evil.