BIBLICAL
JOB
Everything taken away from him. Patience in suffering, Faith.
KING MIDAS
Greedy--everything he touched turned to gold
HITLER
Dictator, Killer, Evil
SCROOGE
Greedy and ill-mannered stick in the mud
JUDAS
Betrayed Christ.
ICARUS
flew too close to the sun.
BENEDICT ARNOLD
Traitor, Betrayal.
JEKYLL AND HYDE
Dual personalities.
SOLOMON
Wise king
PANDORA'S BOX
All the evils in the world released.
ATTILA THE HUN
Barbaric conqueror
DON QUIXOTE
Extreme Idealism, to the point of lacking common sense
LAZARUS
Raised from the dead
HERCULES
Heroic, strong
GANDHI
Peaceful protest
FRANKENSTEIN
Monsterous creation
TOWER OF BABEL
Attempt to reach God, failed, languages formed.
SISYPHUS
Punished by rolling rock up the hill
MC CARTHYism
Witch hunt---targeted Communists, falsely.
ROMEO AND JULIET
Tragic love, family disputes.