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    To break away from the traditional method of introducing a character through descriptions of physical appearances and personal behaviour, the first impression of protagonist Theoden is formed through associations linked to water and the colour blue as these themes are commonly referred to throughout the tale. The blue, is both applied to provide simple detail of colour to the setting, however it is more so to convey the emotional state of sadness, which is what it connotes. Theoden clearly suffers

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    synopses the character of Othello but It also plays the vital role in observing the gradual drastic change in the personality of protagonist. It has been observed that the personality of the protagonist “Othello” depicted in the first two acts of the play was varied and different as compared to the rest of the acts. In the beginning of the play, Shakespeare portrays his protagonist as the man of nation, an epic personality, who has immense strength, gallantry, confidence, honor, gullibility, credulousness

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    Albert Camus Protagonist

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    In ‘The Stranger’ by Albert Camus, the main protagonist Meursault is a sociopathic half-man half robot who smokes cigarettes, shoots people, and represents the dark subconscious of people who are afraid to admit it. As written in the novel, “ The sky was already filled with light. The sun was beginning to bear down on the earth and it was getting hotter by the minute. I don’t know why we waited so long before getting under way. I was hot in my dark clothes […] it was inhuman and oppressive.” Meursault

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    The protagonist in The Apartment is a guy referred to as Bud. Bud grew up in Baltimore Maryland not too far from a police station where his father worked. Bud came from a good family and attended private schools growing up. Bud had an older brother that his father favored over him. As kids, Bud’s older brother Ryan excelled at many aspects of life while Bud’s childhood was filled with misfortune. Ryan excelled in high school as a star athlete who graduated top of his class with a full ride to

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    or play, there are different types of characters. In the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, the character Claudius is seen as an antagonist. An antagonist is always the negative character. Antagonists are known to always go against the protagonist, in this case it is Hamlet. In the beginning of Hamlet, the character Claudius is known as the man who took over the role as king to Denmark after his brother, King Hamlet, had died. King Hamlet was also Hamlet’s father and soon after his death

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    time it took getting there. The Protagonist is having an incredibly difficult time finding his way back to Midgard from Valhalla. Maybe that is because he never considered it a home. Or possibly his home was not a place, but the people he loves. The Protagonist is faced with numerous variables when it comes to deciding on whom to trust whom not to trust. The uncle of the Protagonist mysteriously comes back into his life and gives him and ultimatum. The Protagonist can either choose his uncle with

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    Iago Is The Protagonist In Othello

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    vengeance and hatred to move an agenda to squash all who oppose Iago's plans. As defined by Merrium-Webster the definition of a protagonist is a principal character in a literary work or a leading actor, character, or participant in a literary work. Othello by Shakespeare is a play about Othello an example of a tragic hero with all figures centered around Othello as the protagonist yet, Othello has two main leading characters. Iago and Othello have stark contrasts as leading roles and different themes

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    Santiago is the protagonist of the novel The Alchemist, he is an Andalusian shepherd, he is at least 16 and likes to travel. The protagonist is a character in the story that resolves the issues in the story, he or she shows great determination, and resilience, and courage and driven to reach his goal, and changing. Santiago fits the role of being the protagonist. In other words, Santiago fits the role of being the protagonist is because he displays determination, resilient, courageous, and driven

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    In the novel ‘Kokoro’, authored by Natsume Soseki’s, the protagonist is a young man who is bored with his life when he becomes a friend of an older man named “Sensei” by him, with an expectation of learning about life. The protagonist is often confused and disappointed by Sensei's words and believes that older man's perceptions about him are incorrect. Being an inquisitive character, the protagonist constantly possesses a desire to know about Sensei’s mystery life. He learns more about Sensei through

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    relationship with Abagail Williams. This is why I strongly feel like he is the protagonists of the story because of his failure in his relationship, his guilt because of it, and his redemption at the end of the story. A reason that supports this claim is his secret relationship with Abagail Williams and how she uses that to cause problems within his relationship. The other reason that he is the main protagonists is because of his dying

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