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    sets the pace for the remainder of the movie. The film explores a character whose lacking personality allows the viewer to perceive her as they choose. Lucy’s duality in personality resonates throughout the film- she is both the protagonist and antagonist. Moreover, with limited input into her personality, only a few scenes in the film resonate with the audience. In

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    In many Shakespearean plays, several antagonists are often presented. Romeo and Juliet had many protests against their love and even Odysseus had several challenging characters to face. Young Hamlet was no exception. There were a plentiful amount of antagonists but a main antagonist would be Claudius. From the first to the last page of Hamlet Claudius was a constant grey cloud in young Hamlet’s sky. In the beginning, due to the early marriage of Claudius and Queen Gertrude, Hamlet did not favor,

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    character’s flaw. Being possessiveness, overly critical, and controlling of others are the reason for main characters problems. When a characters flaw is dominating, it causes much problem to another character. An example of possessiveness is by the antagonist, Richard in “Killings” by Andre Dubus. Matt’s problem is a result of Richards selfishness. Richard is possessive of Mary Ann is ex wife is filing for divorce. “Richard Strout shot Frank in front of the boys” (115). Frank is Matt’s son, who Richard

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    the protagonist which is the main character and the antagonist which is the character opposes the protagonist in the short story.character in the short story can be a dynamic character which can develops throw the story plot or it can be static which stay the same in the short story. Different types of conflicts in the short story are man against man conflict and this is an external conflict, like the struggle between protagonist and antagonist which is very common in the short stories.the second

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    SETTING: The story of MockingJay takes place in District thirteen where Katniss is adjusting to life there at the underground district. POINT OF VIEW: The story is told from a first person view point from the main character Katniss Everdeen. INCITING INCIDENT: The inciting incident begins with Katniss agreeing to become the rebels symbol of rebellion, the MockingJay. Katniss is then taken into action to make promotional videos for the rebellion cause. Katniss then went to a hospital for wounded

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    Dynamic Character: Alby is a dynamic character in the story the Maze Runner. The drastic changes that Alby went through after the Changing are clearly apparent. He is the dynamic character because in the beginning of the story he is nice and also strict and is a leader that manages the Glade. After getting stung by the griever and going through the Changing he becomes very different. He doesn’t want to be the leader and he becomes depressed, crazy and acts differently. It seems like he becomes a

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    The Act of an Antagonist What makes an antagonist and antagonist? In the story, “The Cask of Amontillado,” Fortunato plays the role of the antagonist, the man contending Montresor. In the short story, “The Lottery,” the lottery itself opposes the protagonist, Tessie. These two forces that dispute against the protagonists have different and similar qualities, and the stronger of the two antagonists is The Lottery. The two antagonist of their respective stories have many differences between their

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    Hamlet and Proof are both plays that contain a similar perspective in the mindsets of the protagonists. Solely due to both plays revolving around the aspect that both Hamlet and Catherine are in communication with their deceased fathers. Thus, these vocal interactions that are occurring are crucial to the plots of both plays. For example, in Hamlet, the conversation that Hamlet has with his departed father is what sets the scheme into action, thus, Hamlet primary objective is to eliminate Claudius

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    Origins of The Story of the Three Bears The Story of the Three Bears is a classic tale that has been around since 1837. The tale is known to have many different authors dated back from the 1800’s. Authors such as Eleanor Mure and Robert Southey are the most known authors for their different publications of this tale. The authors included different villains in each edition. The history of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, became important because the many historical differences led to the conclusion

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    The antagonist brings conflict and is also another key character to develop the main story and protagonist. Example: In Eragon, the main antagonist is Galbatorix 5 Conflict - Conflict is the fight between rival forces, usually the protagonist and the antagonist. The conflict of the protagonist against another force drives the story. Without the conflict, nothing would drive the

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