Jareth



Jareth the Goblin-King is the main antagonist and powerful villain in the movie "Labyrinth". He was portrayed by David Bowie - although a villain Jareth was not necessary a purely evil character and was more accurately amoral, seeking to please the young girl he fell in love with by granting her wish to have her baby brother "disappear", however his method of kidnapping and plan to turn the baby into a goblin were villainous as was the tricks and obstacles he set in play to ensure the heroes of the film would not make it to his castle in time to stop the curse he had placed.

A mysterious immortal Jareth was served loyally by many goblins but was also hated by many of the inhabitants of his world - the relationship between Jareth and the main female hero of the story is also shown to be a mix of mutual attraction and her repulsion at his plans.

Role
Jareth's role in the film was a mysterious one, when the heroine of the story (Sarah) became angry with her baby half-brother Toby she wished for goblins to take him away (having always had a fascination with fairy-tales) - to her horror once she turns the lights off Toby has vanished. Jareth, in the form a barn owl, the flies into the bedroom and transforms into his human form - telling Sarah he has granted her wish, Sarah is shocked and begs him to return her brother but he states she must solve his great maze (the Labyrinth) before he shall agree to freeing her brother and that she has only thirteen hours. Jareth would appear later in an imaginary ballroom to try and tempt Sarah away from her quest but she breaks free and along with three companions manages to make it to Jareth's castle in time. However Jareth doesn't let Sarah win so easily as she is faced with a difficult reality-defying maze within the castle itself, it is here he asks her to abandon her brother and stay with him - however Sarah refuses and defeats Jareth - causing the room to crumble away, despite being defeated Jareth simply turns into an owl and flies away back to his castle and goblins possibly to try to kidnap again.

In the end of the movie Sarah and her friends from the Labyrinth are celebrating in her room in the real world while Jareth, still in owl-form, watches from outside before he flies away into the night, ending the film.

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