“You are very sensible that Skyresh Bolgolam (galbet, or high-admiral) has been your mortal enemy almost ever since your arrival
. His original reasons I know not; but his hatred is increased since your great success against Blefuscu, by which his glory as admiral is much obscured. . . .” Who or what is the antagonist in the passage above? Gulliver Gulliver’s actions in the Lilliput–Blefuscu battle the glory desired by all high-ranking Lilliputians Skyresh Bolgolam
Skyresh Bolgolam is the antagonist, or the obstacle that has presented itself against the protagonist. The antagonist in a story can be another character, an object or animal, or even an idea; in this case it is the high-admiral. In the passage, it is he who has grown to hate Gulliver because of his success, and who has become a mortal enemy.
