The fact that the secondary characters push the plots and main characters developments forward often makes the secondary characters more important to the story than the main ones.
Think “foils”.
might even call for death of second character.
Of Mice and Men - Curley’s wife seeks attention so she goes to Lenny, who accidentally snaps her neck, then George ultimately has to kill him for the safety of the rest of the farm.
Julius Caesar - Brutus keeps the story going as a character who plots against Caesar. In the end, Brutus kills himself.
Think “foils”.
might even call for death of second character.
Of Mice and Men - Curley’s wife seeks attention so she goes to Lenny, who accidentally snaps her neck, then George ultimately has to kill him for the safety of the rest of the farm.
Julius Caesar - Brutus keeps the story going as a character who plots against Caesar. In the end, Brutus kills himself.