Question

Who is the antagonist?

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
the magician
Aladdin
the princess
the tailor

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. The magician.

Step-by-step explanation

An antagonist is a name given to a character who acts contrary to the main character. In some stories, the antagonists are villains who usually causes problems, and later the main character solves it epically. According to the extract, the antagonist of "Aladdin and the magic lamp" is the magician, because the author mentions that when he found Aladdin the main character was in a beautiful place, living a good life of wealth with the princess and had achieved all of this through the magician of the magic lamp, the magician, though that the best option was make Aladdin a poor and unhappy young like he was in the past all of this by stealing his lamp. So, the correct answer is A. The magician