What's the difference between a villain, antagonist, shadow archetype, and tragic hero?

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In this video, Josh explains the difference between villains, antagonists, shadow archetypes, and tragic heroes

00:00 Intro

02:00 Background

04:52 Definitions

06:40 Hypothetical examples

13:47 Cersei & Daenerys

20:09 Snape

22:45 Joker & Twoface

31:43 Avengers: Civil War

41:20 Hybrid examples

48:31 Tragic hero

50:45 Outro

Check out the blog on this episode here: https://www.story-ninjas.com/post/what-s-the-difference-between-a-villain-antagonist-shadow-archetypes-and-tragic-heroes

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