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No, he happens to be the antagonist in Julius Caesar... Keeping in mind that Brutus brought Caius,Casca and the rest of the group together to plot Caesar's assassination.

Antagonist - 1. a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary. 2. the adversary of the hero or protagonist of a drama

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1. The main character in a drama or other literary work.2. In ancient Greek drama, the first actor to engage in dialogue with the chorus, in later dramas playing the main character and some minor characters as well.3.a. A leading or principal figure.b. The leader of a cause; a champion.

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Yes. But he is not the only one. Hamlet is both the protagonist and the antagonist in the novel. Hamlet is dishonest by faking his own madness, changing around a play to try and figure out whether Calduius is guilty, and stealing a letter and changing it so it orders that his two childhood friends be murdered. He was the cause that lead to Ophelia's suicide, Hamlet also murdered his claudius (his own uncle), polonius (his love's father), laertes (his love's brother), and indirectly, R&G( his life long friends). These aren't exactly the actions of a protagonist.

But you are right Claudius is the most obvious villain in the play. He murders his brother, marries his siter in law and send a letter with Hamlet's (his own nephew/son)'s best friends that says Hamlet is to be murdered. Claudius's actions throughout the play clearly show that he is a villain and is the most obvious choice were you to write a paper on the topic.

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If you mean Claudius from Hamlet, then no. The protagonist is the character that the play/story/film/book/tv programme or whatever centres around. They're the main character, or 'hero.' Therefore Hamlet was the protagonist. Claudius was the antagonist, the character who opposes the protagonist, or a 'villain.'

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