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antagonist
Sign in to savethumb|right|King Claudius, the antagonist, is married to Queen Gertrude in [[William Shakespeare's Hamlet.]]
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- Category:Antagonists
- opposite of
- protagonist
- female form of label
- antagonista
- male form of label
- antagonista
- different from
- villain
- partially coincident with
- villain
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- Etymology
- Types
- Heroes and villains
- Other characters
- Aspects of the protagonist
- Non-personal
- Usage
- Antagonist-design techniques
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thumb|right|King Claudius, the antagonist, is married to Queen Gertrude in [[William Shakespeare's Hamlet.]]
An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist and is often depicted as a villain.
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