Characters

Question 1

Static

Answer 1

Someone who does not change over time

Question 2

Round:

Answer 2

Someone who has a complex personality; conflicted and contradictory

Question 3

Flat

Answer 3

Has just one kind of personality trait or characteristic

Question 4

Stock:

Answer 4

Stereotypical: the jock, mad scientist, geeky boy, etc

Question 5

Protagonist

Answer 5

The main character

Question 6

Antagonist

Answer 6

The character or obstacle that the protagonist must overcome

Question 7

Anti-hero

Answer 7

A major character who lacks conventional nobility of mind, and who struggles for values not deemed universally admirable. (Macbeth)

Question 8

Foil

Answer 8

Any character whose personality qualities contrast with another character.

Question 9

Symbolic

Answer 9

A character whose existence represents some major idea or aspect of society

Question 10

TRAGIC HERO

Answer 10

A great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat

Question 11

TRAGIC FLAW

Answer 11

The character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy

Question 12

Dynamic

Answer 12

A person who changes over time, usually as a result of resolving a central conflict

Question 13

6 elements of a tragic hero:

Answer 13

Nobility, a reversal of fortune, recognition (must go through a change from ignorance to knowledge), tragic flaw,tragic irony, catharsis(sudden emotional climax)