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Q&A How can I make believable motivations for antagonists?

Two dogs. One bone. The dogs are antagonists. Which is the good dog? Which is the bad dog? One dog may have the objective right to the bone, but that does not change how each dog sees things. Ea...

posted 8y ago by Mark Baker‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-01-03T20:41:49Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:14:45Z (over 4 years ago)
Two dogs. One bone.

The dogs are antagonists.

Which is the good dog? Which is the bad dog?

One dog may have the objective right to the bone, but that does not change how each dog sees things. Each lives in a world in which that bone is their bone.

Your antagonist lives in a world in which the bone of contention in your story is his bone.

Understand that world and describe it.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-02-25T14:36:37Z (about 8 years ago)
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