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  • Many stories have a protagonist and an antagonist.

  • You remember Sherlock Holmes' stories, right?

  • Sherlock Holmes, the good detective, is the protagonist.

  • Professor Moriarty, Sherlock's evil rival, is the antagonist.

  • What about the story of the "Three Little Pigs"? Who are its protagonists and antagonists?

  • How about the "Wizard of Oz"?

  • Between Dorothy, who wants to return home, and the wicked witch, who tries to stop Dorothy from leaving Oz,

  • who is the protagonist, who is the antagonist?

  • The protagonist is the main character, or hero, of the story.

  • Readers empathize with the protagonist.

  • The antagonist is the main opponent of the protagonist.

  • Readers hope the protagonist will defeat the antagonist.

  • In "Peter Pan", who is the protagonist, who is the antagonist?

Many stories have a protagonist and an antagonist.

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