Question

Sanchez, the defense lawyer, had wanted her client to

plead guilty. Her client, Holmes, probably wasn't guilty, but

the prosecutor was going to use so many shady tactics to

make him look guilty, Sanchez wasn't sure she could win.

With a guilty plea, Holmes would at least get a lighter

sentence. But there was no use arguing with him anymore.

Holmes had insisted. "Even if they lock me up for years," he

had said, "I will never admit to that crime." Holmes was a

difficult man to work with, but Sanchez admired his sense

of honor.

The judge banged her gavel and asked, "How do you

plead?"

Sanchez took a deep breath. "Not guilty, Your Honor," she

said. And so the trial began.

Answer 1

Answer: C. The prosecutor

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

C. The prosecutor .

Step-by-step explanation:

An antagonist is a person that works against the main character/ protagonist. He/ she represents the main enemy against which the protagonist is placed in opposition with.

In the given passage, the main protagonist is Holmes who is represented by Sanchez. And while she questions the move to plead not guilty for her client, she also knows that Holmes was a difficult man to work with, who insisted on maintaining his dignity even at the face of death. And in this scenario, the main antagonist is the prosecutor who, Sanchez admits, will use "so many shady tactics to make [Holmes] look guilty". The prosecutor is the one working against Holmes, trying to bring him down and triumph over him. Thus, the main antagonist is the prosecutor.