Antagonists

[Anonymous No.14389102]

We all know it's bad if readers hate the protagonist(s). So by extension, is it a good thing if readers hate the antagonist(s)? What if they love the antagonist(s), is that a good or bad thing?

[Anonymous No.14389129]

>>14389102
>We all know it's bad if readers hate the protagonist(s).

[Anonymous No.14389143]

>>14389102
>We all know it's bad if readers hate the protagonist(s).
>>>>>>>>>>>>/tv/

[Anonymous No.14389146]

>>14389102
A good antagonist is an antagonist that creates extreme emotions for the reader, whether it be hate or love (preferably hate and fear.) You don’t necessarily want the reader to root for the antagonist since that goes against your basic idea of the story, but is fine to make a sympathetic antagonist.

[Anonymous No.14389154]

>>14389129
>>14389143
Name 5 good works with a protagonist that has zero sympathetic qualities. I'll wait.

[Anonymous No.14389183]

>genre fiction
back to /r/eddit

[Anonymous No.14389261]

>>14389102
It's better than not feeling anything but an antagonist you hate tends to be a boring caricature (which works best if they are some antagonist but not the key one). I'd prefer one who is an antagonist by circumstances of standing in opposition towards the goal of the protagonist, if both aren't wrong for want for what they want, the conflict is far more engaging than a mostly decent person vs a dickhead.

[Anonymous No.14389414]

>screenwriting theory robert mckee bullshit

[Anonymous No.14390515]

>>14389154
I hated Othello, yet he had good qualities to him. It's not always necessary to like the protagonist, but you need to be able to empathize with him and whatever the fuck he's going through through the understanding of the character in one way or the other.