Antagonist
The character (or force) opposing the protagonist. From the Greek word meaning “struggler against.”
An unemotional word, opponent refers to someone else or to the other side (Randall 756).This words implies more active oppsition, especially in a struggle for control or power. Adversary usually suggest outright hostility in the conflict (Randall 756). The antagonist was the second most important character and the other contender in the agon, the distate or debate that formed part of a Greek tragedy (Siepman 793). The pricipal oppent or foil of the main character in a drama or narrative (Kuiper 56).
Work Cited
- Kuiper, Kathleen.Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature,1987
- Randall, Bernice.When is a Pig a Hog.Patice Hall, 1991
- Siepman, Katherine.Benet's III Edition Reader's Encyclopedia,1987