![]() Sophocles then wrote plays that included a third actor. Then the poet Aeschylus, in his plays, introduced a second actor, inventing the idea of dialogue between two characters. This was the invention of tragedy, and occurred about 536 B.C. Then in Poetics, Aristotle describes how a poet named Thespis introduced the idea of one actor stepping out and engaging in a dialogue with the chorus. ![]() At first, dramatic performances involved merely dancing and recitation by the chorus. The earliest known examples of a protagonist are found in Ancient Greece. The term protagonist comes from Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής ( prōtagōnistḗs) 'actor who plays the chief or first part', combined of πρῶτος ( prôtos, 'first') and ἀγωνιστής ( agōnistḗs, 'actor, competitor'), which stems from ἀγών ( agṓn, 'contest') via ἀγωνίζομαι ( agōnízomai, 'I contend for a prize'). The antagonist provides obstacles and complications and creates conflicts that test the protagonist, revealing the strengths and weaknesses of the protagonist's character, and having the protagonist develop as a result. The protagonist is the character whose fate is most closely followed by the reader or audience, and who is opposed by the antagonist. If a story contains a subplot, or is a narrative made up of several stories, then each subplot may have its own protagonist. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. ![]() 1864Ī protagonist (from Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής ( prōtagōnistḗs) 'one who plays the first part, chief actor') is the main character of a story. ![]()
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