What is an antagonist? Or “How to Outline via Villains”

Lancelot Schaubert over at The Showbear Family Circus - Lancelot Schaubert s and Tara Schaubert s liberal arts circus. said :: “What is an antagonist” originally sold to Writer’s Digest as “An Outline for Pantsers.” Teasing out the logic of an antagonist helps me understand how to outline both works I’m writing and works I’m trying to research or remember. We’re focusing on narrative works today,…