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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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Anderson’s “Resident Evil” protagonist is not a projection of any specific viewer.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Nor does Saramago establish whether his protagonist is driven by a perverse desire or innocent curiosity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

A24’s sweeps-ploitation drama may deflate the TV host’s ego, but it’s so in love with its protagonist it can’t see he’s the least compelling character in the movie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

"There was a lot of cool elements... the fact that Lara was a different protagonist, the first female protagonist of a game that I had ever played," he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

As the play’s protagonist concedes, the pupils of Unjust Discourse are the occupants of all the positions of power and eminence in the city.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

There’s an understandable pacing dip afterward, when the wounded villagers think the nightmare is over and our protagonists learn separately that the forest holds more of these mysteriously strong creatures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Once the key protagonists in Premier League heavyweight contests, the Gunners would seemingly never contemplate allowing their top scorer to join United.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

In Irvine Welsh’s “Men in Love,” each of the four male protagonists has a different approach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

After Netflix greenlit a two-hour finale instead, Oseman elected to zero in on her protagonists — not unlike her comics — rather than give each character their own, heavily condensed arc.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 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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