Antagonist

Character Role Analysis

The County Attorney

The County Attorney may be our antagonist, but he's not necessarily a bad bad guy. The dude is just trying to solve a murder, which is his job. Still, he's the main force that the protagonist, Mrs. Hale, ends up working against.

At first, it's just the occasional sexist remark that gets Mrs. Hale's goat, but by the end Mrs. Hale is actively working to undermine the Attorney's investigation. He might have the law on his side, but that doesn't mean we're rooting for him.