External-conflict
noun
1.
struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character, which drives the dramatic action of the plot:
external conflict between Macbeth and Macduff.
2.
struggle between a person and an outside force:
external conflict between parents and children.
noun
in literature, a struggle between the protagonist and another character against nature or some outside force
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