ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -An antihero typically exhibits one of the “Dark Triad” personality traits, which include narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism.

Detailed explanation-2: -/ˈæn.tiˌhɪə.rəʊ/ plural antiheroes. the central character in a play, book, or movie who does not have traditionally heroic qualities, such as courage, and is admired instead for what society generally considers to be a weakness of their character: He plays the classic antihero who drops out of society.

Detailed explanation-3: -The anti-hero is ‘a central character in a story, film, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes’. These missing attributes include idealism, courage, and morality. Anti-heroes can sometimes do the right thing, but it is usually because it serves their interests to do so.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Classical Anti-Hero. The “Disney” Anti-Hero. The Pragmatic Anti-Hero. The Unscrupulous Hero. The “Hero” in Name Only.