What is a protagonist, an antoganist, (spell check) and what genre do you think the book Anne of Green Gables is ?
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2007-01-21 11:58:15 · 4 answers · asked by crazily confused 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
the protagonist is the main character in the story(dont confuse this with the hero) and the antoganist is the person opposite that person(usually the conflict is between the protagonist and antoganist) and i think the genre would be maybe adventure/romance
2007-01-21 12:07:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Protagonist
n.
1. The main character in a drama or other literary work.
[Greek prtagnists : prto-, proto- + agnists, actor, combatant (from agnizesthai, to contend, from agn, contest, from agein, to drive, lead; see ag- in Indo-European roots).]
Antagonist
n.
1. One who opposes and contends against another; an adversary.
2. The principal character in opposition to the protagonist or hero of a narrative or drama.
an·tago·nistic adj.
an·tago·nisti·cal·ly adv.
Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
Illustrator: M. A. and A. J. Claus
Country: Canada
Language: English
Series: Anne of Green Gables
Genre(s): Children's novel
Publisher: L. C. Page & Co.
Released: April 1908
Media Type Print: (Hardcover)
Pages: 429 pp (first edition)
ISBN: NA
Followed by: Anne of Avonlea
2007-01-21 12:11:26 · answer #2 · answered by i_lyke_money 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"protagonist" and "antagonist" are both Greek words but they are not opposites and they come from different Greek words. While the "ant-" in "antagonist" means "against", the "prot-"in protagonist is not "pro-" meaning "for" but "protos" meaning "first" so protagonist is "first actor" while antagonist is "against the action".
In Greek drama, the leading actor was the protagonist. These days we would call him the star. There was never more than one leading actor in a Greek play but if you have two or more stars of equal status in a modern drama you could call them all protagonists. You can extend protagonist outside the theatre into politics and various other areas but remember it means "the leading actor". Saying "one of the main protagonists" is nonsensical.
An antagonist is someone who is against the action, someone who opposes you. A protagonist could be an antagonist - as I said, they are not opposites. Macbeth, for instance, could be both a protagonist and an antagonist. The opposite of "antagonist" would be something like "champion" in the chivalric sense.
2007-01-21 12:14:26 · answer #3 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Protagonist is the hero.
Antoganist is the anti-hero.
2007-01-21 12:14:03 · answer #4 · answered by codeworx7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋