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tritagonistnoun
In Greek drama, the actor who played the third role (after the protagonist and deuteragonist)
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Tritagonist
In literature, the tritagonist (from Ancient Greek τριταγωνιστής (tritagōnistḗs) 'third actor') or tertiary main character is the third most important character of a narrative, after the protagonist and deuteragonist. In ancient Greek drama, the tritagonist was the third member of the acting troupe. As a character, a tritagonist may act as the instigator or cause of the sufferings of the protagonist. Despite being the least sympathetic character of the drama, they occasion the situations by which pity and sympathy for the protagonist are excited.: 451
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Tritagonist
In literature, the tritagonist is the third most important character of a narrative, after the protagonist and deuteragonist. In Ancient Greek drama, the tritagonist was the third member of the acting troupe. As a character, a tritagonist may act as the instigator or cause of the sufferings of the protagonist. Despite being the least sympathetic character of the drama, he occasions the situations by which pity and sympathy for the protagonist are excited. The part of the tritagonist emerged from earlier forms of two-actor drama. Where two actors only allowed for a principal character and his adversary, moving the part of adversary to a third actor allowed for the second actor to play roles as a confidant or aide to the principal character, and thereby elicit greater character depth from the principal character by having the protagonist explain their feelings and motivations to an on-stage listener. As Ancient Greek theatre recitations were partly melodic, the role of the tritagonist would typically go to a performer with a voice in the bass range. Cicero, in his Divinatio in Caecilium, reported that the tritagonist would often have to subdue his voice if he was naturally stronger than the protagonist.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Tritagonist
tri-tag′on-ist, n. the third actor in the Greek drama. [Gr. tritos, third, agonistēs, an actor.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tritagonist in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tritagonist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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