Talk:Claude Frollo/@comment-24442165-20151108074925

Frollo works as a villain so well because he believes he is right. He is evil, but not "haha look at me plotting evil schemes and making evil plans" evil, like say Maleficent, Scar or Ursula are. His actions are entirely human, like Gaston (although he is more in the grey area between the two), Clayton or Shan Yu. He makes mistakes, he sins, he believes that what he is doing is what God intends him to do

And "Hellfire" as a villain song is that much more brilliant because of it, it moves the story along and provides perfect foil for Quasimodo's more angellic and heavenly "Heaven's Light". Frollo is only able to see the sins and "goddlessness" in Esmeralda, while Quasimodo sees her as an angel and as perfect.

Frollo may not be the most outright evil villain, but he is one of, if not, the most sinister and that is because of the fact that he sees himself as the paradigm of righteousness and as a God Warrior.

As for Hellfire, it is the best villain song because it isn't "haha look at me being evil and plotting and scheming and being the villain" like so many villain songs seem to be. Hellfire is the best villain song because it is so human. Frollo sins like anyother human, where he saw "corruption every where except within" as Clopin says.