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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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His protagonist is a writer who’s trying to build a relationship with his grandchild, Ben, while navigating the half-suppressed scorn of his daughter-in-law and the irritated complacency of his son.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

We want to be a protagonist in the Champions League.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

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

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

The American restaurant’s name is more in tune with Lucas’ Marin County farm and film-production compound, Skywalker Ranch, though both are named for “Star Wars” protagonist Luke Skywalker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 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 film’s narrative sweep encompasses three protagonists in three separate periods: Carlos in 1932, Sebastián in 1937 and Alberto in 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

John Field, one of Li’s two protagonists, was in fact a classical pianist of some repute, having invented the nocturne form of composition that Chopin would make famous in Field’s lifetime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The show redirects focus to Cathy Ames, the wife of one of the novel’s protagonists and one of the most beguiling characters in American literature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 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

She reads all the time—in the halls, in the cafeteria— mostly novels with angsty protagonists: The Virgin Suicides, Catcher in the Rye, The Bell Jar.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline


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