Types of Characters

Question 1

• It is an imagined person who inhabits a story, but characters may also be based on real people whom the writer
  uses as models.
• They often possess human personalities and qualities that are familiar to us and act in a reasonably consistent
  manner.

Answer 1

Characters

Question 2

• They are the characters in commercial fiction.
• These are characters that require less-detailed portrayal.
• We already know them well since they have dominant virtues and vices.
• Characters must be solid, complex, and real, to be believable.

Answer 2

Stock or stereotyped

Question 3

• The good guy or leading male character who opposes the villain or the bad guy.
• The _______ is usually larger than life like those found in epics and swashbuckling tales.
• They are often stronger or better than most human beings and possess godlike traits and qualities.

Answer 3

Hero

Question 4

• The heroine is the leading female character.
• is usually larger than life like those found in epics and swashbuckling tales.

Answer 4

Heroine

Question 5

• The __________ is a flawed character who is more than just a good guy.
• Readers either regard him with pity or disgust, unlike the traditional hero who is admired and extolled.

Answer 5

Antihero

Question 6

• They are also called lead characters and we think of them as more complex than the minor characters, the other
  figures who appear in a story.
• They often play significant roles in the way we understand or interpret the major characters.
• They are also pivotal in the changes that major characters undergo

Answer 6

Protagonist

Question 7

-serves as a contrast to the major character to highlight the particular qualities of the latter.
- It usually serves as a counterpart for the hero and adds to the story’s dramatic effect.
- works in contrast to the characteristics of the hero.

Answer 7

Foil/Antagonist

Question 8

• are stereotypes or stock characters who are capable of moving the plot forward but just need
  the bare minimum of description.
• It also remains still throughout the story and feels the gap in the story.
• does not appear to change during the course of a story.

Answer 8

Static

Question 9

does not appear to change during the course of a story

Answer 9

Flat

Question 10

• are usually the protagonists.
• They have more than just one trait. They are complex and at times complicated.
• They possess traits that may even seem contradictory.
• seem very real to readers just like our friends, neighbors, family members, and colleagues
• This character develops and gets more complex as the story progresses, as he or she does not stick to the limiting
  traits.

Answer 10

Round

Question 11

• experience changes throughout the development of the story.
• may undergo sudden changes but these are usually expected based on the events of the
  story

Answer 11

Dynamic