lit terms: character Flashcards
Character
1) any of the persons involved in a story or play
2) the distinguishing moral qualities and personal traits of a character
Characterization
The process of conveying information about characters
Deuteragonist
The second most important character, after the protagonist, often a foul or eventual antagonist
Direct presentation of character
A method of characterization in which the author, by exposition or analysis, tells us directly what a character or is like
Flat character
A character who is summed up in one or two traits
Foil
A character who contrasts with another character to highlight various features of the other characters personality to put them into a sharper focus
Hero
A man who is endowed with great courage and strength, celebrated for bold exploits, and favored by the gods
Hubris
Overbearing and excessive pride
Indirect presentation of character
The method of characterization in which the author shows us a character in action, compelling us to infer what the character is like from what is said or done by the character
Protagonist
The main character
Round character
A character who is complex and many sided
Static character
A character who is the same sort of person at the end of the story as the beginning
Stock character
A stereotyped character
Tragic flaw
A flaw in the character of the protagonist of a tragedy that brings the protagonist to ruin or sorrow
Antagonist
Character in a story or character that opposes the main character
