ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary. the adversary of the hero or protagonist of a drama or other literary work: Iago is the antagonist of Othello.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -antagonist in American English 1. a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary. 2. the adversary of the hero or protagonist of a drama or other literary work. Iago is the antagonist of Othello.

Detailed explanation-4: -This can also extend to the creation of an ‘anti-hero’. This type of character has become increasingly prevalent in both literature and film/TV writing. Equipped with complexity and a constant dichotomy of good and evil, characters of this ilk can play the role of the protagonist and antagonist all in one.

Detailed explanation-5: -An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the chief enemy of the protagonist.