Belvis (Types of Characters in Literature)

TYPES OF CHARACTERSIN LITERATUREBelvis, Christine A.BSMT – 2C (Hum13)07-15-15Mr. Jaime CabreraCentro Escolar University, Manila, Philippines

I learn about types of characters in literature, electronic research, and

citing references by completing this exercise.

PROTAGONISTSANTAGONISTS

SUPPORT CHARACTERSCHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

BRAIN EXERCISE

A simple act of caring

creates an endless

ripple that comes back to

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http://www.routledge.com/cw/landau-9780240820606/s1/archetypes/

1. Types of ProtagonistsThere are four types of protagonists.

41. THE HERO

2. THE ANTI-HERO3. THE TRAGIC HERO4. THE CARICATURE

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HERO “A person who, in the opinion of

others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal.”

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hero?&o=100074&s=t

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In my own words: A person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities.

My own example: In Beautiful Creature, Lena is hero because she is regarded as performed a heroic act.

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ANTI-HERO

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In my own words: A protagonist that lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero.

My own example: A person who is not willing to sacrifice his life in which he could still do such simple things.


‘A central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes.”

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TRAGIC HERO

TRAGIC HERO

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

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tragic%20hero

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In my own words: A tragic hero is someone who is being guided by the gods in which he doesn’t only receive benefits but he also suffers

My own example: Perseus was guided by Zeus, god of olympus, thus he still suffer fighting with Medusa.






CARICATURE

CARICATURE

“A ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things.”

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/caricature?s=t

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In my own words: Someone that is very exaggerated in a funny or foolish way.

My own example: It makes the movie more interesting because of its supernatural power.


2. Types of AntagonistsThere are five kinds of antagonists.

61. THE MAIN ANTAGONIST

2. THE NEMESIS3. THE SHAPE-SHIFTER4. THE CHANGE AGENT

5. THE ROMANTIC ANGLE





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ANTAGONIST

In my own words: A person who opposes another person.

My own example: In Beautiful Creature, Lena’s mother is her enemy.


“A person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another.”

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/antagonist?s=t





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NEMESIS

“An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.”

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nemesis?s=t

In my own words: An opponent or enemy that is very difficult to defeat.

My own example: In the movie Batman, Batman can’t defeat Joker.






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SHAPE-SHIFTER

In my own words: He is the race of supernatural creatures who can take the form of any human being.

My own example: In Beautiful Creations, Macon copied the identity of Ethan Wate


“A person or being with the ability to change their physical form at will.“

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CHANGE AGENT0

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CHANGE AGENT

“A person from inside or outside the organization who helps an organization transform itself “

http://study.com/academy/lesson/change-agent-definition-role-quiz.html

In my own words: someone who is employed by a company or organization to change the way in which it is organized and managed.

My own example: Something that has a bad attitude turns into good ones.








ROMANTIC ANGLE

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ROMANTIC ANGLE

“It is the involvement of the feeling of love within the characters”

(The meaning was given by yours truly)

In my own words: Showing the love or the feelings between the characters of the story.

My own example: In the movie Cinderella, they’re dancing waltz with feelings to show the romantic angle.


3. Types of Support CharactersThere are six types of supporting characters.

61. THE SIDEKICK CHARACTER2. THE MENTOR CHARACTER

3. THE FOIL CHARACTER4. THE COMIC RELIEF

CHARACTER5. THE EXTRAS

6. THE CHORUS (e.g., Greek tragedy)





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CONFIDANT

“A confederate or assistant” http://dictionary.reference.com/

browse/sidekick?s=t

In my own words: A person who is always beside the hero no matter what happens.

My own example: John Watson Is the side kick of Sherlock Hommes because he is always accompanying him in every investigation he does






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ROMANTIC ANGLE

“A wise and trusted or teacher or an influential senior sponsor”

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mentor?&o=100074&s=t

In my own words: Mentor is someone who teaches or give advice to a less experience.

My own example: Lena’s mentor is Macon because he always guide Lena in using her power.






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FOIL

“A character who contrasts with another character”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foil_(literature)

In my own words: The one who opposes the main character, thus they were the one makes highlight of the characteristics of the hero.

My own example: : In the movie, Lion King, Scar killed Mufasa in which highlighted the value of braveness and acceptance of Simba.






COMIC RELIEF

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COMIC RELIEF

“An amusing scene, incident, or speech introduced into serious or tragicelements, as in a play, in order to provide temporary relief fromtension, or to intensify the dramatic action.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/comic+relief

In my own words: A relief from the emotional tension especially of a drama that is provided by the interpretation of a comic episode or element

My own example: In the movie Cinderella, the pumpkin turns into a carriage. The rat turns into a horse and the lizards turns into person.


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EXTRAS

“A person or thing that is additional.”

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/extra

In my own words: A person hired to act in a group scene in a movie.

My own example: Britney Spears backup dancers






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CHORUS

“A group of persons singing in unison.”

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chorus?s=t

In my own words: A group of singers and dancers who take part in about the things happening on the stage.

My own example: Group of singers, singing on the stage.


4. Types of Character DevelopmentThere are two types of character development.

61. THE FLAT CHARACTER

2. THE ROUND CHARACTER





FLAT CHARACTER

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COMIC RELIEF

“Two-dimensional character that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of

a work.” www.britannica.com/art/flat-

character

In my own words: Flat character are those who do not change and do not leave all through out the series of a one movie.

My own example: In the movie Frozen, Anna didn’t change her character.






ROUND CHARACTER

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ROUND CHARACTER

“A character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author.”

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/round%20character?s=t

In my own words: Round character is the who experiences conflict and then changed because of it

My own example: A bad man turns into a good man after he met an accident.


5. BRAIN EXERCISE & PRACTICEComplete NameCourse, Section, SubjectDate Completed Teacher’s NameUniversity, Country

I personalize my learning about the types of literary characters by completing

this activity.

1. NEW INPUTS2. CONNECTIONS3. APPLICATIONS

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New concepts learned In this activity, I learned that there is a lot

of characters in one story. Each characters is very important in completing the whole story. If a certain character is missing then, the story would be get dull for the audience.

NEW INPUTS18

This reminds me of… Connect the new stuff you learned to

events in your own life. Keep it short: this one slide only Arrange: most unforgettable events first

CONNECTIONS19

Usefulness in real situations It is useful for me or I can use this when

I am watching a movies or reading a stories. I can be easily to identify the characters and their roles in the movie.

APPLICATIONS20

Note: Tests can include ideas from this source.

https://www.sd43.bc.ca/secondary/gleneagle/Parents/LearningLab/English%20Resources/English%2010/Short%20Story%20and%20Novel%20Terms%2010.doc

Works Cited http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/h

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www.britannica.com/art/flat-character

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