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Protagonist

A protagonist (from Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής (prōtagōnistḗs) 'one who plays the first part, chief actor') is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles and choices. If a story…

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Protagonist

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related to Villain protagonist · 17
Protagonist → Breaking Bad, Cards, Contrasting, Death Note, Examples, Frank Underwood, House, Humbert Humbert, Light Yagami, Richard III, The, The Sopranos, These, Tony Soprano, Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, Walter White, William Shakespeare
related to Ancient world · 15
Protagonist → Aeschylus, Ancient Greece, Aristotle's Poetics, At, BCE, Epic, Gilgamesh, Greek, However, Sophocles, The, Then, There, Thespis, This
related to Further examples · 10
Protagonist → Euripides, Halvard Solness, Her, Hilda Wangel, Hippolytus, In Henrik Ibsen's, Phaedra, Solness, The, The Master Builder
related to Hero/heroine · 6
Protagonist → DC Comics' Superman, Examples, Heroes, In, Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games
related to Supporting protagonist · 6
Protagonist → Nick, One, The, The Great Gatsby, This, When
related to Tragic hero · 5
Protagonist → Examples, Oedipus, Oedipus Rex, Prince Hamlet, Shakespeare's Hamlet
is a · 3
Protagonist → architect Halvard Solness, character whose fate is most closely followed by the reader or audience, protagonist who is a villain
related to Etymology · 2
Protagonist → Greekπρωταγωνιστής, The

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Protagonistis acharacter whose fate is most closely followed by the reader or audience0.90text
Protagonistis aprotagonist who is a villain0.90text
Protagonistis aarchitect Halvard Solness0.90text
deuteragonistinstance ofThere is also a claim that the poet did not assign or create the protagonist as well as other terms for actors0.80text
tritagonist primarily because he only gave actors their appropriate partinstance ofThere is also a claim that the poet did not assign or create the protagonist as well as other terms for actors0.80text
idealisminstance ofor antiheroine is a main character in a story who lacks conventional heroic qualities and attributes0.80text
courageinstance ofor antiheroine is a main character in a story who lacks conventional heroic qualities and attributes0.80text
and morality.Examples include Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Ryeinstance ofor antiheroine is a main character in a story who lacks conventional heroic qualities and attributes0.80text
Scarlett O'Hara from Gone With the Windinstance ofor antiheroine is a main character in a story who lacks conventional heroic qualities and attributes0.80text
and Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby.Tragic heroA tragic hero is the protagonist of a tragedy.Examples include Oedipus from Oedipus Rexinstance ofor antiheroine is a main character in a story who lacks conventional heroic qualities and attributes0.80text
Prince Hamlet from Shakespeare's Hamlet.Villain protagonistThe protagonist is not always conventionally goodinstance ofor antiheroine is a main character in a story who lacks conventional heroic qualities and attributes0.80text
and Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsbyinstance ofor antiheroine is a main character in a story who lacks conventional heroic qualities and attributes0.80text

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