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What ancient Greek dramatist introduced a "first actor" in a play, later called the protagonist?

protagonist

[proh-tag-uh-nist] / proʊˈtæg ə nɪst /




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He could cast himself as the ornery protagonist, also named Larry David; hire all his comedy-club and actor friends; and allow years to slip by between seasons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Whatever Maria decides to do, she would be a fascinating protagonist to meet again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Port Talbot-born Creevy appeared in Netflix series Black Doves and The Guest as well as award-winning drama In My Skin, for which she won Bafta Cymru best actress for her portrayal of teenage protagonist Bethany.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

With that, “Chronovisor” and its obsessed protagonist enter a trancelike, analog-heavy state in which obscure texts in myriad languages tease a concealed parascientific history of potentially great importance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

After Aisha introduced the protagonist, Safiya provided the setting and central conflict, and Nademah took it from there.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

The rescuers befriend our true prince, Ben; of course, we figure out his identity long before the protagonists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Suggesting no further delays to its release, the video gave fans a glimpse into the missions that protagonists Jason and Lucia will take part in.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Pre-orders of the game - which features the series' first female playable character, Lucia and her partner Jason, as the main protagonists - are already thought to have been worth hundreds of millions.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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


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