Question

Read the excerpt from "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp.”

But far away in Africa the magician remembered Aladdin, and by his magic arts discovered that Aladdin, instead of perishing miserably in the cave, had escaped, and had married a princess, with whom he was living in great honour and wealth. He knew that the poor tailor's son could only have accomplished this by means of the lamp, and travelled night and day till he reached the capital of China, bent on Aladdin's ruin. . . . He was determined to get hold of the lamp, and again plunge Aladdin into the deepest poverty.

Who is the ANTAGONISTt?

the magician
Aladdin
the princess
the tailor
Please read the prompt correctly, I keep finding Protagonist instead of Antagonist, Thank you.

Answer 1

The magician is the antagonist.


Explanation:
“the magician remembered Aladdin, and by his magic arts discovered that Aladdin, instead of perishing miserably in the cave, had escaped, and had married a princess…”

The antagonist is the character that opposes the antagonist in a story. In this story, the magician wanted Aladdin (The protagonist) to perish. This textual evidence tells us that Aladdin and the magician are on opposite sides. Since Aladdin is the protagonist, the magician must be the antagonist because they are on opposite sides.


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Answer 2

The magician

Step-by-step explanation

The magician remembers Aladdin perishing in the cave, and also all these riches. This magician character would have not known that IF unless he'd been there or done that.

Also, in the excerpt, it explains, "...he was determined to get a hold of the lamp, and again plunge Aladdin into the deepest poverty. We know that because of this sentence, we can tell he is not a good guy, and has bad plans on Aladdin. An antagonist is a person who is an enemy, foe, or opponent.

The magician is the antagonist.

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