TYPES OF CHARACTERSIN LITERATURETan, Mary Rose R.BSMT2C, Humanities 13July 14,2015Mr. 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

“if you can

dream it you can do it”

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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 “leading character in a story” and “brave,

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People who risk his/her life to save other people.

My own example: The lifeguard saved the little from being drowned.

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HERO

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ANTI-HERO

ANTI-HERO

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severus_Snape

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He/she is still a protagonist but lacks the attributes that make a heroic figure.

My own example: King James is the king of a certain kingdom but

he let the war continue.

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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.

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A kind of protagonist that wants to help but destined to die.

My own example: The man saved the cat from being hit by a car

but unfortunately the man died.

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CARICATURE

CARICATURE

A single idea of quality, whereas round characters have the three-dimensional complexity of real people.

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A person that has the ability to have a different personalities in the story.

Jane is a good girl that turned into a bad girl because her friends backstabbed her.

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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

An antagonist is a character, group of characters, institution, or concept that stands in or represents opposition against which the protagonist(s) must contend.

http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Yokai

One who is against the protagonist. Pearl hurts anyone who comes into her life.

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NEMESIS

A nemesis can be on his last leg (such as in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn), but his finger is on the proverbial button that could potentially kill everyone

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A kind of character that brings the protagonist down by becoming his/he friend.

Rica became friends with Anna and suddenly Rica spread Anna’s secret.

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SHAPE-SHIFTER

The shifter has many abilities. Her powers are ruled by her emotions like every Witch.

http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Peter_Pettigrew

A type of character that has the ability to have a different abilities.

Rita is a girl and has the ability to become a boy.

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CHANGE AGENT

Resistance to change the rest of the story.

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A kind of character that has the ability to change the scene of the story and can cause a big problem to the protagonist.

Anna pushed her classmate in the stairs and her classmate hit his head badly.

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ROMANTIC ANGLE

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ROMANTIC ANGLE

Type of character who uses his ability to have a romance with the main leads lady

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_James

The type of character that makes the protagonist fall in love.

In the movie “The notebook” Noah Calhoun made Allie fall in love with him.

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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 sidekick is a close companion who is generally regarded as subordinate to the one he accompanies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi

The one who helps the protagonist In the movie “Batman” Robin helps batman in

every fight.

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ROMANTIC ANGLE

The mentor voices or represents the lesson that must be learned by the protagonist in order to change for the better and achieve the goal. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesuke_Miyagi#2010_remake

The one who gives advices and always knows the thing to be done.

Anna is always listening and obeying her parents.

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FOIL

“a foil is a character who contrasts with another character in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character.

http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Chef_Skinner

A type of character that highlights each other qualities.

In the movie “Harry Potter” Harry is the foil character.

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COMIC RELIEF

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COMIC RELIEF

 Comic characters can carry a story, but comedy alone can’t carry them

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_(Shrek)

A character that adds humor in the story. Alan in the movie “The Hangover” is the comic

relief. He makes jokes at every situations.

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EXTRAS

A new character the appears and adds a complication to the story

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A persons that adds excitement to the story.In some shows in the television, they are hiring

normal people just to be an extra in their show.

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CHORUS

minor character or group of minor characters who offer commentary and/or opinions on the actions of the main characters, usually by Breaking the Fourth Wall and addressing the audience directly. 

http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0189161/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t3

In my own words: My own example:

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

61. THE FLAT CHARACTER

2. THE ROUND CHARACTER

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FLAT CHARACTER

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COMIC RELIEF

Are two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkins_Micawber

A kind of character that his/her action will not affect the plot.

The example of this is Russel from the movie “Up”

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ROUND CHARACTER

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ROUND CHARACTER

Round characters have complex personalities that often are portrayed as conflicted or contradictory in a work. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becky_Sharp_(character)

A type of a main character that is well defined. As the story(Up) goes you will get to know

more about Carl.

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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 line of this activity I learned the

differences between the characters in novels, movies, and in short stories.

NEW INPUTS18

This reminds me of…The movies I watched in the past and did

not clearly understand their position in the movie.

CONNECTIONS19

Usefulness in real situations I have now a deeper understanding on

which is which in the characters in the movie

APPLICATIONS20

Note: Tests can include ideas from this source.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severus_Snape https://prezi.com/77zmpx0tfcwx/hamlet-timeline/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer%27s_Body http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Yokai https://www.google.com.ph/search?

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http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Peter_Pettigrew

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_James https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesuke_Miyagi#2010_remake http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Chef_Skinner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_(Shrek) http://www.google.com.ph/imgres?imgurl=http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/

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http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0189161/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkins_Micawber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becky_Sharp_(character)

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