Braggart Soldier Character Analysis
The Braggart Soldier tells the story of a cunning slave’s plan to free himself from his egotistical soldier using a mistress to seduce him. Community tells the story of a group of misfits attending Greendale Community College that form a study group and become best friends despite religious, social, political, academic and age differences. I have chosen the area of characters and the similarities between the Roman Braggart Soldier and NBC/Yahoo’s critically acclaimed hit sitcom Community.
In Braggart Soldier, there are some realistic characters but there are also stock characters. Stock characters are characters based off of cultural and social stereotypes. For example, in Braggart Soldier, Palaestrio would be a realistic character proving …show more content…
The protagonist of a story is the central character of the play around whom the central conflict emerges and who must resolve it in some way. In the Braggart Soldier, Palaestrio is the main protagonist and assumes the leading role in the orchestration of the plot to free himself and Philicomaceum. Community however, does not have one main character. Similar to the show Friends, Community is focused around 7 main characters, however the majority of the story lines and the most screen time would definitely go to Jeff, the former lawyer. The antagonist is the opposition to the protagonist and is the obstacle which the protagonist must overcome. In the episode of Community that I specifically studied A Fistfull of Paintballs, there is no particular antagonist. The episode is made to be like a war film except paintballing on campus, the antagonist in this case would be everybody, since it’s every-man-for-himself. In the Braggart Soldier, the antagonist is clearly Pyrgopolyneices, since he is the master of the slaves and is the individual that needs to be tricked in order for the protagonist (Palaestrio) to achieve his
In Braggart Soldier, there are some realistic characters but there are also stock characters. Stock characters are characters based off of cultural and social stereotypes. For example, in Braggart Soldier, Palaestrio would be a realistic character proving …show more content…
The protagonist of a story is the central character of the play around whom the central conflict emerges and who must resolve it in some way. In the Braggart Soldier, Palaestrio is the main protagonist and assumes the leading role in the orchestration of the plot to free himself and Philicomaceum. Community however, does not have one main character. Similar to the show Friends, Community is focused around 7 main characters, however the majority of the story lines and the most screen time would definitely go to Jeff, the former lawyer. The antagonist is the opposition to the protagonist and is the obstacle which the protagonist must overcome. In the episode of Community that I specifically studied A Fistfull of Paintballs, there is no particular antagonist. The episode is made to be like a war film except paintballing on campus, the antagonist in this case would be everybody, since it’s every-man-for-himself. In the Braggart Soldier, the antagonist is clearly Pyrgopolyneices, since he is the master of the slaves and is the individual that needs to be tricked in order for the protagonist (Palaestrio) to achieve his