Because Every Story Needs a Villain: Brain Storm Styles

Topic: Every good story has a villain so absolutely horrid, the reader is compelled to cheer on the protagonist. But what if evil is just a relative term; If the story was told in the antagonist point of view, would the reader feel the same way about the character? My goal is to put a voice behind the character most people are inclined to hate. Are they the true definition of a villain or were they just a victim to circumstance?

Bibliography:
"Adam and Eve" by Louis Ginzberg, from The Legend of the Jews (1909)
"Ovid's Metamorphoses" translated by Tony Kline from Poetry in Translation (2001)

Possible Styles:

        This is kind of obvious for what better can telling your side of the story be from the perspective of that person? It also seems like the obvious choice for this theme. This can also obtain intimacy between the reader and the character which helps regain trust for we get an insight into their feelings and emotions instead of just their actions. I would like to go through an anthropology of different styles in order to keep the integrity of each character.

The Evil Squad
         It would be interesting to do something similar to a crime show type story book. I can either do an episode of a show that already exists like Law and Order or Snapped (woman villains). Or I can do a completely made up show. Or I can do something like the Suicide Squad, where a band of super villains come together for a good cause in exchange for a shorter prison sentence. Sort of like a antihero turned hero story.
       
Memoirs of a Villain
         I could also do a more memoir/diary style. This would be a great way for the characters to really get into their emotions as to why they did the things that they did. It would also be a good way for the reader to decide whether or not they agree with the villains' motive.
       
Evil is the New Black
        I really like the idea of merging two different concepts, especially when it is involving old legends with modern ideas. I find a spin off of Orange is the New Black would be a good idea for these characters for it shows them in the present but also has flashbacks of their story.