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main character

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 13.09.2019

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Filmikunsti terminibaas Filmterm

ID 453832 Last modified 08.02.2023
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Domain screenwriting
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protagonist
päähenkilö
  • the chief character whom the audience identifies with or cares about in a story, (Austin Community College, 2014) who may also be opposed by an "antagonist". Originally, in ancient Greek theatre, the protagonist was the principal actor in a drama. (Baldick, 2001, p. 207) He/she is usually depicted as the hero, but occasionally the protagonist is an antihero. (International Screenwriters' Association, 2017) See also hero, antihero, antagonist.
peategelane
protagonist
päähenkilö

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