Question

Gary has just read a monologue in which an arrogant character named Franco confronts the play’s protagonist. Franco challenges the protagonist and threatens to ruin her and her whole village. Based on this description of what Gary has read, what kind of character is Franco? foil protagonist comic relief antagonist

Answer 1

The correct answer is antagonist.

Answer 2

Answer: D) Antagonist.

Explanation: an antagonist is a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary, in literature an antagonist is the person (or group of people) that is against the protagonist in any way. In the given paragraph, Gary is describing a character that confronts, challenges and threatens the play's protagonist, so we can see that he is describing an antagonist.