What is the difference between a protagonist and an antagonist?
The protagonist is the central character in a story, while the antagonist is the character or force that opposes them.
The protagonist typically has the main goal or faces the central conflict. The antagonist creates obstacles that make achieving that goal more difficult.
These roles are often presented as a hero and villain, but they do not have to be. A protagonist can be morally flawed, and an antagonist does not necessarily have to be evil. The key difference is their relationship to the story’s central conflict. The protagonist pursues the main goal, while the antagonist works against it.
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