What Makes a Good Antagonist: Lessons Learned from the Estrogen and Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptorsdoi:10.1007/978-3-030-78315-0_9Traditionally, ligands of receptors have been classified as agonists, partial agonists, or antagonists. Study of the estrogen receptor, however, introduced the field of ...
The purpose of an antagonist is to challenge the protagonist. This creates drama, which makes the story more engaging to readers and creates opportunities to showcase the protagonist’s strengths and flaws. What are the different kinds of antagonists? An antagonist can be a single character, or...
Just like the protagonist, an antagonist should have a clear goal and motivations for achieving it—but these goals will be in direct contrast to the goals of your main character. That’s what makes things interesting! For example, in J.K. Rowling’sHarry Potter,Vol...
The Antagonist No discussion of protagonists would be complete without also talking about antagonists. Just asprotagonistdoesn’t necessarily mean “good guy,”antagonistdoesn’t necessarily mean “bad guy.” The wordsprotagonistandantagonistare antonyms, meaning the protagonist and antagonist are opposing...
The antagonist opposes/hinders the development of the plot/protagonist. What is an example of a protagonist? Examples of protagonists within litearture include Beowulf (Beowulf), Holden Caufield (The Catcher in the Rye), Okonkwo (Things Fall Apart), Nick Carraway (The Great Gatsby), and The ...
the iconic red-haired antagonist in a freestyle battle. Despite not being an official release, this addition to the franchise has become phenomenally popular. In fact, it is considered one of the greatest user-made spins on the original. Why does this particular add-on receive so much praise...
Nailing the climax of a story is incredibly important for any work of fiction.Which is exactly what I'm going to help you do in this article. In this article, you will learn: What a climax is and what makes a good one. Tips for writing a climax readers will love (in any genre)....
What Makes a Good Literary Villain? How can I Start my Own Literary Magazine? What is a Novella? Discussion Comments Byabiane— On Sep 30, 2010 @bigblind - That is definitely a great point to make. The whole persona of a protagonist is a great way to develop the story, but not many...
What Makes Drama so Dramatic? To make their plays dramatic, playwrights strive to progressively build the audience’s feelings of tension and anticipation as the story develops. Dramatic tension builds as the audience keeps wondering “What happens next?” and anticipating the outcomes of those event...
When you have both a protagonist (good guy) and antagonist (bad guy) at odds, you have the man versus man conflict. Which character is which may not always be evident, but in this version of the conflict, there are two people, or groups of people, that have goals or intentions that ...