protagonist

By treating his Starfleet commander as if he were a Shakespearean protagonist, Stewart transformed a franchise at a crossroads into a fresh, thoughtful look at human possibility.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the former, the protagonist acquires a scrapbook containing a 17th-century drawing of a demon that will leap from the page.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

And he quotes a remark by Jimmy Stewart, who played the film’s protagonist, that “the best Frank Capra story is the story of his own life.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Mr. Smith’s protagonist is Mignon Langnas, whose letters and diaries provide a human thread in a notably inhumane tapestry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

All eyes are on an agent: a protagonist, a mover and shaker, a driving force.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

"We're going to remove all the pews so we can fit as many wheelchairs as possible. We want people with disabilities to be the protagonists," director Jorge Silanes told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

She serves merely as a cautionary tale, when it’s already too late for our protagonists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Siskel and Ebert wannabes Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick of the Lakers liken themselves to iconic film protagonists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

The protagonists, unusually human for this pair, also seemed to be swept along.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Wilkerson begins the paragraph by stating that the actions of her protagonists are universal, but she does not rest with that generalization.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker