ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Protagonist – The hero of the story who is faced with a conflict. The protagonist is usually the main character. Antagonist – This person is usually the villain of the story. This person, animal, or creature creates conflict for the main character.

Detailed explanation-2: -The conflict between a protagonist and an antagonist-a story’s two most essential characters-is an age-old storytelling trope.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The protagonist is the main character of the story, the one with whom the reader identifies.

Detailed explanation-5: -A protagonist and antagonist are opposites – antonyms. The protagonists are generally the good guys (even it means that sometimes they are antiheroes) while antagonists are generally the bad guys. Look at the protagonists and antagonists in Disney films or in classic children’s fairytales.