MustAsk Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Cast in the role of villain
Hi
I've found this sentence in a dictionary :
Clarke's trying to cast me in the role of villain here.
How is that not 'in the role of a villain' ?
Thanks!
I've found this sentence in a dictionary :
Clarke's trying to cast me in the role of villain here.
How is that not 'in the role of a villain' ?
Thanks!
Top answer
It would be "the" villain, if anything. A standard story has one villain and one hero. We normally leave the article off in that context, that's all.
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It would be "the" villain, if anything. A standard story has one villain and one hero. We normally leave the article off in that context, that's all. It's like saying he was cast in the role of Macbeth.
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