ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The protagonist is the character who drives the action–the character whose fate matters most. In other words, they are involved in-and often central to-the plot or conflict of the story, but are also usually the emotional heart of the narrative. Sometimes it’s easy to pinpoint who the protagonist is in a story.

Detailed explanation-2: -A Main Character is the player through whom the audience experiences the story first hand. A Protagonist is the prime mover of the plot. A Hero is a combination of both Main Character and Protagonist.

Detailed explanation-3: -In literature, a protagonist is the story’s main character, while an antagonist is a character who opposes the protagonist. The conflict between these two characters drives the plot forward.

Detailed explanation-4: -The protagonist is the main character in the story you write about it. The difference is in their Greek roots-the word hero meant “demigod” and a protagonist meant the first person to address the chorus in a Greek drama, also known as the main character.

Detailed explanation-5: -The main character (sometimes called “principal character”) and the protagonist are both two central characters, but the protagonist drives the plot forward while the main character is impacted by the plot.