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-Desipcable Me Dorothy-The Wizard of OZ Ariel-The Little Mermaid Woody-Toy Story

ANTAGONIST A person or natural force that opposes

the protagonist in the main conflict of the story or drama

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

of OZ Sid-Toy Story

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?