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What is the force against the main character?
Antagonist — The character or force that opposes the main character in a narrative.
What is an event that keeps the main character from his her goal?
Now antagonist is a character who’s function is to prevent hero from achieving his goal by throwing obstacles on his way.
What is the literary term for the person or force working against the main character?
Literary Terms
| A | B |
|---|---|
| antagonist | a character or force in conflict with a main character; often the “bad guy” |
| protagonist | the main character in a literary work; often the “good guy” |
| characterization | the act of creating and developing a character; what the author writes to develop a character’s personality |
What is antagonist in a story?
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.”
Which of the following refers to the character that opposes the main character and the one who creates conflicts in a story?
The protagonist works toward the central story goals, while the antagonist works against the goals. The words “protagonist” and “antagonist” are antonyms. In storytelling terms, this means that protagonists and antagonists are opposing forces in a story.
What are some examples of antagonist?
Examples of Antagonist:
- Darth Vadar is the main antagonist of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars.
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- The wolf is the antagonist in “The Three Little Pigs.”
- MacDuff is an antagonist of Macbeth in Macbeth.
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- In the movie Aladdin, Jafar is the antagonist.
Which character serves as antagonist evil forces acting against the protagonist?
A villain. The traditional definition of antagonist is a villain—a “bad guy” in the story, often working for evil purposes to destroy a heroic protagonist.
Which of the following best describes the person or force that works against the protagonist to form the conflict?
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.”
What are bad guys called?
antagonist
Villains: The traditional definition of antagonist is a villain—a “bad guy” in the story, often working for evil purposes to destroy a heroic protagonist.
What do you call a character that is not a protagonist or antagonist?
I think this would count as Deuteragonist. Not the main character, but not a complete antagonist. The biggest example for these are sidekicks and allies, but they don’t have to be helping the protagonist always.