A character will always decide the fate of the plot. A plot is empty and meaningless without a character to interact with it. If the character is cold and distant, the reader will find the plot tedious and emotionless. It takes an author with inventive talent to create a character who is believable, realistic, but not necessarily loved. Because the antagonists must be as familiar with their readers as the protagonists. Now, many people will argue that Mr. Darcy, Jane Austen's character in Pride and Prejudice, is not an antagonist. After all, the book revolves around his romance with Elizabeth. However, for the first 242 pages, Mr. Darcy was seen as an antagonist in Elizabeth's eyes. He meddled in his sister's relationship and took away a fortune of money that belonged to one of her love interests. For these reasons, there is evidence that Mr. Darcy at least started out as an antagonist. Although this shift from antagonist to protagonist allows Mr. Darcy to become more human and more relatable to Austen's readers, his motivation lacks authenticity. He was initially described as a proud but reserved ma...