Characterization

Question 1

Characters are the figures whose actions, words, and motives are represented to readers

Answer 1

Characters

Question 2

complex and undergo development

Answer 2

Round Character

Question 3

uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work

Answer 3

Flat Character

Question 4

one that does not undergo important change in the course of the story, remaining essentially the same at the end

Answer 4

Static Character

Question 5

a character who undergoes some important change in the course of the story

Answer 5

Dynamic Character

Question 6

the character who drives the action–the character whose fate matters most.

Answer 6

Protagonist

Question 7

opponent or foil of the main character, who is referred to as the protagonist, in a drama or narrative

Answer 7

antagonist

Question 8

a character who is presented as a contrast to a second character so as to point to or show to advantage some aspect of the second character.

Answer 8

Foil

Question 9

a character in a drama or fiction that represents a type and that is recognizable as belonging to a certain genre

Answer 9

stock

Question 10

a hero that has some of the characteristics and personality traits of a villain, but ultimately gives in to the goals and desires of a hero

Answer 10

antihero