LITERATURE QUESTIONS
ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE
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The bad guy
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The character who saves the day
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The character who gets punished in the story
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The character(s) who oppose(s) the protagonist
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Detailed explanation-1: -In storytelling, the antagonist is the opposer or combatant working against the protagonist’s or leading characters’ goal (“antagonizing”) and creating the main conflict. The antagonist can be one character or a group of characters. In traditional narratives, the antagonist is synonymous with “the bad guy.”
Detailed explanation-2: -An antagonist is a character working against the protagonist who, in most cases, the reader wants to see foiled. The antagonist creates the conflict and is generally seen as the ‘bad’ one but, like the protagonists, there are different types of antagonists.
Detailed explanation-3: -Synonyms of antagonist. : one that contends with or opposes another : adversary, opponent.
Detailed explanation-4: -FAQs About Protagonist vs Antagonist In literature, a protagonist is the main character of the story. They may be the good guy, but sometimes they are evil. The antagonist, in contrast, works against this main character to stop them from reaching their goal.
Detailed explanation-5: -antagonist, in literature, the principal opponent or foil of the main character, who is referred to as the protagonist, in a drama or narrative. The word is from the Greek antagnistḗs, “opponent or rival.”