{"id":8821,"date":"2024-06-27T23:09:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T23:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=8821"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:21:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:21:34","slug":"antagonist-vs-villain-whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/antagonist-vs-villain-whats-the-difference","title":{"rendered":"Antagonist vs. villain: What&#8217;s the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">No matter how simple or grandiose the story that you\u2019re writing is, it won\u2019t exist without conflict. There always needs to be some form of antagonism that disrupts the main character\u2019s arc\u2014a staple of writing since the earliest fables. 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