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	In modern literary vocabulary, the '''protagonist''' is the lead character in a story. The word differs from "[[hero]]" in that a protagonist, well, doesn't have to be ''a hero''. A villain can be the protagonist. An ordinary person can be the protagonist.		In modern literary vocabulary, the '''protagonist''' is the lead character in a story. The word differs from "[[hero]]" in that a protagonist, well, doesn't have to be ''a hero''. A villain can be the protagonist. An ordinary person can be the protagonist.

	'''Protagonist''' also a less gendered term than "hero', inasmuch as there is no modified counterpart to it as there in the case of "[[hero]]"/"[[heroine]]".		'''Protagonist''' is also a less gendered term than "hero', inasmuch as there is no modified counterpart to it as there in the case of "[[hero]]"/"[[heroine]]".

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The word '''protagonist''' comes from vocabulary of ancient Greek drama, where it referred to the leading actor in a play.

'''Deuteragonist''' referred to the second actor, and '''tritagonist''' to the third actor, but these words are much less commonly used than '''protagonist''' is today, although the '''chorus''' still appears, notably in [[musical comedies]]. The character who opposes the protagonist is the '''[[antagonist]]'''.

In modern literary vocabulary, the '''protagonist''' is the lead character in a story. The word differs from "[[hero]]" in that a protagonist, well, doesn't have to be ''a hero''. A villain can be the protagonist. An ordinary person can be the protagonist.

'''Protagonist''' also a less gendered term than "hero', inasmuch as there is no modified counterpart to it as there in the case of "[[hero]]"/"[[heroine]]".

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