Throughout history, virtually all people are seen as both good and evil. Some of these people are good and evil at the same time, while others go through phases. Great examples of those who go through stages are the characters, Kriemhild and Hagen, from The Nibelungenlied. These two leaders shifted sides throughout the work, and at different points they can be considered either good or bad people. Hagen is the “cynical villain” and Kriemhild is the “innocent damsel and loving wife” throughout the duration, but over time, both characters reveal attributes of both good and evil. There is no clear point in which the two switch from good to evil or the reverse, as they both portray elements of both throughout the duration. However, Hagen is generally horrible in the beginning and good toward the end, while Kriemhild is generally a saint in the beginning and awful toward the end.
In the first half of the epic, Hagen is clearly of evil mind. Not once does he truly act as a good......
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