Antagonist
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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.
King Claudius, the antagonist, is married to Queen Gertrude in William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Villain
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A villain, or villainess, also bad guy, baddy or baddie, is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction. Random House Unabridged Dictionary defines such a cha
Antagonist
…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. The English word antagonist comes from (from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs) 'opponent, competitor, villain, enemy, rival, which is derived…
Count Dracula is an example of a villain in classic literature and film.
The Wicked Witch of the West from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an example of a literary villain.
Louhi, the wicked queen and mistress of Pohjola, is a villain of the Finnish epic poetry compilation Kalevala. Rya of Louhi stealing the sun and the moon, Joseph Alanen, c. 1909.
Frankenstein's monster, an example of a sympathetic villain