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Use this video to review what you know about the protagonist (lead character) and antagonist (chief antagonizer) in a story.

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welcome to protagonist and antagonist the protagonist is frequently known as the hero of the story while the antagonist is the villain the pro Agonist and the antagonist tend to be in conflict with one another the protagonist is the central character in a story this character is often referred to as the hero of the story and many cases the story told from this character's point-of-view so that the reader knows how the protagonist thinks and feels the antagonist is the opposing force or character who leads the conflict against the protagonist the anti Nest Works to offset whatever the protagonist does that is good often the antagonist attempt to disguise himself or herself which usually build suspense in a story antagonist does not have to be Human Instead it can be a force of nature such as a hurricane or tornado or even a complex problem or idea such as poverty or oppression the protagonist an antagonist are often complete opposites of one another however they can both be complex characters there are many classic examples of Heroes and villain that fill these roles in fairy sample in Cinderella the evil stepmother and stepsisters are very cruel to Cinderella Cinderella is the protagonist while the stepmother and stepsisters are ant in Hansel and Gretel there is a witch who resides any home made of gingerbread and Candy she uses the sweets to lure Hansel and Gretel into her home so that she can eat the children someone Gretel are the protagonist and the witch is the antagonist in The Wizard of Oz the Wicked Witch of the West is constantly causing Conflict for the main character Dorothy Dorothy is the protagonist of the tail and the witch is the antagonist in Jack In the Beanstalk a young boy named Jack climbs a magic beanstalk into the sky and meets an angry giant Jack is the protagonist while the giant is antagonist take a moment to read this section from a story and try to identify a protagonist and an antagonist keep in mind the traits of each character Molly Hatchet all night practicing words for the spelling bee she was still so nervous even though she knew she was well prepared when she bumps into Lindsey however she felt her stomach think Lindsay said there goes the worst speller in the whole school Lindsay push past Molly and continue down the hall after school loser Lindsay said she frowned but went right to practicing the protagonist and who is the antagonist in this paragraph Molly is the protagonist this section features her point of view as the reader here's how she was up late but she was nervous it is also clear that she is the focus of the passage the antagonist therefore is Lindsey she is the opposing Force to Molly and it's clearly working to offset her just seeing Lindsay makes Molly stomach stink it is also clear that Lindsay is Molly's rival as both are competing in the spelling bee in review when trying to identify the protagonist and antagonist a story think about which character is Central to the plot who is the central character in the story this is the protagonist the character or force that is acting against the central character is the antagonist the antagonist is the opposing force or character who leads the conflict against the protagonist in those cases the good character is the protagonist and the bad character is the antagonist thank you for participating in protagonist and antagonist

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