The Antagonist Character of Death by Scrabble

The Antagonist Character of Death by Scrabble

In the story Death by Scrable , there are two main character which are husband and wife . Which one is the antagonist character ? I think the husband is the antagonist character . The reason why the husband is the antagonist character is beacause of his hatred , dishonesty and emotional .

The first reason why I choose the husband as the antagonist is because he hated his wife all the time . Firstly , he hated his wife at the begining of the story . For example , in the first line of the story , ' It's a hot day and I hate my wife ' . This shows that he hates his wife very much . Next , he hates his wife while playing scrabble . It is seen when his wife asked him if he cheated in the game . Beside that , he also wants to kill his wife . He try to use the powerful word in the game to kill his wife .

The second reason why I choose the husband as the antagonist character is because he is dishonest while playing the scrabble . He cheat in the games when his wife making coffee . Beside that , he denies his act to his wife when his wife asking him if he cheated in the games . Next , he want to cheat again to get the powerful word so that he can kill his wife .

The third reason why I choose the husband as the antagonist character is the husband is emotional and dissatisfied to everything . He complaining about the wheather . He says that the day is too hot . Beside that , the husband also complaining about his wife act . He is complaining why his wife force him to play scrabble with her . If his wife do not force him to play scrabble , he might do many other activities in the weekend . Although he does not complaint directly to his wife , just talking to himself , he has bad intension to kill his wife .

As conclusion , the husband is a dishonest , emotional and hatred person . That is why I choose the husband as the antagonist character . For me , to maintain a good relationship , there must be trust and