How do you identify an antagonist?

Villains are often antagonists but not always. In order to locate the antagonist, look for the story’s primary conflict and ask where that conflict originated. Foil: A foil is a character that contrasts with another character in order to better highlight their defining traits.

What are the two types of protagonist?

There are three types of protagonists: heroes, anti-heroes, and villain protagonists.

Can a protagonist be evil?

Short answer: yes, a protagonist can be evil. Sometimes the villain protagonist will start evil and become a better person at the end. Other times they will remain evil throughout, stuck in their ways. Sometimes they might even start out as a hero and descend into villainy.

How many protagonists are too many?

There’s no hard and fast rule about how many main characters you can manage. It’s as many as you, with your particular story circumstances, can handle. If you can give 10 people proper significant roles and arcs, you can have 10 main characters.

Can you write a story with two main characters?

So can you write a story with more than one main character? The short answer is: yes. You can write your novel any way you like, so long as it works in practice. Many writers, especially those writing in genres such as fantasy and sci-fi, have multiple main characters in their novels.

Can there be two antagonists in a story?

Antagonists are plot devices that create obstructions and challenges for your hero protagonist. You can have more than one antagonist in your story. But, the villain must remain the protagonist’s main opponent.

What’s the difference between a villain and an antagonist?

Here is the key difference between villains and antagonists. Villain: defined as someone with evil intent, and someone who is directly responsible for the specific harm and danger your protagonist faces. Antagonist: someone who actively opposes others, a rival with different opinions and morals.

What’s the difference between villain and anti hero?

An anti-villain is an antagonist with some positive or heroic qualities. The simplest answer is that an anti-hero is a hero who is prepared to kill/break the law to reach his altruistic goals, while an anti-villain a villain who is not prepared to kill/break the law to reach his selfish goals.

Can an antagonist be good?

An “antagonist” doesn’t have to be a bad guy. He could be a very good guy. All he has to do is to stand in the way of your hero, sometime for the noblest of motives.