Tess Durbeyfield, in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles is a protagonist who elicits the sympathy of the reader as she suffers, acts, and triumphs over her antagonist, who is embodied by the character of Alec D'Urberville, Tess' wealthy defile. In both works the protagonists succumb to the pernicious influences of revenge, which are instigated by their antagonists and result in the deaths of the protagonists. ... As she languishes, acts, and defeats her antagonist, she elicits the sympathy of the reader. ...

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In Grant's Cinderella story, the protagonists and antagonists can easily be classified as good or evil. ... Of course to counter all the good and beautiful people there are the antagonists, namely the "mean old- (ibid) step mother and the "mean- (ibid) stepsisters, all described as ugly physically as well as in deeds. ... Also, again conflicting with Grant's tale, the step sisters and step mother are "sweet cheery and pretty- (Lee 611) who actually try to befriend Ashella and to lighten her emotional burdens, yet they are considered antagonists because they are bothersome to the ...

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(Son) Paragraph seven R S Judith Gardenier Paragraph forty-sixLines six through eight F S Dominic Van Shaick Paragraph eighteenLine nine S S Brom Dutcher Paragraph thirty-seven S S Strange Figure Paragraph sixteenLine nine S S Commander Paragraph eighteenLines nine and ten S S Rip (Antag) Paragraphs five and eightLines one and twoLines one and four R S Hendrick Hudson Paragraph fifty-nineLine nine S S Peter Vanderdonk Paragraph fifty-sixLines one and two S S Jonathon Doolittle Paragraph thirty S S The author uses one main character, at most, two; only the protagonist and the antagonist exist a...

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Faeries, gnomes, goblin kings, dreams, symbolism and fantasy; these are the most essential building blocks in the wildly creative world of Jim Henson's movie, "Labyrinth." This film, while meant for the entertainment of children, carries many adult themes that Henson and his co-creators George Lucas...

• Word Count: 2010
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate