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Guidelines for writing Poems, Stories and Tales

How do I plot the defeat of an all-knowing, god-like antagonist?

How does the protagonist defeat the antagonist?

If your protagonist has to fight the antagonist directly, he can try to out-prepare or out-maneuver the antagonist.



Being opponents can take lots of forms, leading to a lot of different outcomes.

  1. Direct Combat.
  2. Indirect Combat.
  3. Seizing Attacks.
  4. Evading Combat.
  5. Changing the Perspective.
  6. Staying the Underdog.

What is the antagonist plot?

Antagonist definition: the antagonist of a story is the person, group, force, or idea that opposes the interests of the protagonist. Sometimes, the antagonist is a passive threat, like a boulder sitting in the road; far more often, the antagonist actively stands in the way of the protagonist’s interests.

How do you make a good villain plot?

Most great villains share a common set of characteristics.

  1. Strong connection to the hero. The best villains are inextricably connected to the hero, and aid in the hero’s character development through their inherent opposition to them.
  2. Clear morality.
  3. A worthy opponent.
  4. Compelling backstory.
  5. Villains should be fun.



Is Holden the antagonist?

Holden Caulfield is the protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye. He is also the novel’s narrator, which means that he tells his coming-of-age story from his own perspective.

Can the antagonist be a good guy?

An antagonist doesn’t have to be a “bad guy.” Sometimes, they’re just a character whose goals are in direct conflict with the protagonist’s, like Mr. Darcy in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice or Javert working to arrest Valjean in Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables.

Are all antagonists evil?

An antagonist is not necessarily evil, he merely has opposing actions, thoughts, motives, etc. to (in a story) the protagonist. The term does not say anything at all about the actual personality of the character. It is simply a plot role.

What are the 2 types of antagonists?

There are two types of antagonism: competitive (reversible, surmountable) and non-competitive (irreversible, insurmountable). For example, naloxone is a competitive antagonists at all opioid receptors and ketamine is a non-competitive antagonist at the NMDA-glutamate receptor.

Is there a story with no antagonist?

An antagonist is a specific entity that continually stands in opposition to the protagonist or main character. Not all works of fiction include an antagonist, but many do.

Who defeats the league of villains?

Most of their forces were defeated by the Class 1-A students, with Tomura, Kurogiri and Nomu left standing.

Who is the greatest antagonist of all time?

Villains

Rank Villain Film
1 Hannibal Lecter The Silence of the Lambs (2)
2 Norman Bates Psycho
3 Darth Vader The Empire Strikes Back
4 The Wicked Witch of the West The Wizard of Oz

Can the protagonist be evil?

Can the protagonist be the bad guy? Yes! Though not as common as traditional, heroic protagonists, or even anti-heroes with complex motivations, there are some fully malevolent villains that serve as the protagonists of their own stories.