Character Type

Question 1

Protagonist

Answer 1

The main character in the story.

Question 2

Antagonist

Answer 2

Force against the protagonist

• > man vs man
• > man vs self
• > man vs nature/environment

Question 3

Flat

Answer 3

This is a minor character with one or maybe two sides to the personality- we know little about them

Question 4

Round

Answer 4

These characters are believable and complex people with several sides to their personality- life like

Question 5

Dynamic

Answer 5

A character who changes in some important way because of the plot events

Question 6

Static

Answer 6

These characters don’t change through the course of a story- same personality

Question 7

Stereotypical

Answer 7

Characters who are easily recognized as “types”- always appear the same

Question 8

Character foil

Answer 8

A character foil occurs when two characters balance each other in some way - two halves of a whole person- opposite characteristics

Question 9

Caricature

Answer 9

A character in a piece of literature who has very exaggerated characters- external form of stereotype

Question 10

Hero

Answer 10

Main character- admirable traits