PROTAGONIST AND ANTAGONIST

PROTAGONIST The main character of the story or

drama, the hero, who is faced with an opposing force to overcome in order to achieve a goal

GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF A PROTAGONIST Nemo-Finding Nemo Gru-Despicable Me Dorothy-The Wizard of OZ Ariel-The Little Mermaid Woody-Toy Story

ANTAGONIST A person or natural force that opposes

the protagonist or main character in the main conflict of the story or drama

The antagonist can be another person, nature, society or self.

GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF AN ANTAGONIST Randall-Monsters Inc Vector-Despicable Me Wicked Witch of the West-The Wizard

of OZ Sid-Toy Story

WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF ANTAGONISTS THAT ARE NOT PEOPLE/BEINGS?

Try to classify the following characters into two groups: protagonists and antagonists

CAN YOU NAME THE ANTAGONIST FOR THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS?

STORY: RUMPELSTILTSKIN Who is the protagonist in the story?

Why is the character considered a protagonist?

Who is the antagonist? Can you describe the actions that make the character an antagonist?