Belvis (Types of Characters in Literature)

TYPES OF
CHARACTERS
IN LITERATURE
Belvis, Christine A.
BSMT – 2C (Hum13)
07-15-15
Mr. Jaime Cabrera
Centro Escolar University,
Manila, Philippines
I learn about types of
characters in literature,
electronic research, and
citing references by
completing this exercise.
PROTAGONISTS
ANTAGONISTS
SUPPORT CHARACTERS
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
BRAIN EXERCISE
A simple
act of
caring
creates an
endless
ripple that
comes
back to
you.
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1. Types of
Protagonists
There are four types of
protagonists.
1. THE HERO
2. THE ANTI-HERO
3. THE TRAGIC HERO
4. 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/b
rowse/hero?&o=100074&s=t
01
 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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HERO

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ANTI-HERO
ANTI-HERO02
 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.”
 https://www.google.com.ph/search?ne
wwindow=1&q=anti+hero+meaning&oq
=anti+hero+meaning&gs_l=serp.3...21022
1.710421.0.710590.40.19.0.0.0.0.243.243.2-
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TRAGIC HERO
TRAGIC HERO
 “A great or virtuous character in
a dramatic tragedy who is desti
ned 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.

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CARICATURE
CARICATURE
 “A ludicrously exaggerating the
peculiarities or defects of
persons or things.”
/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
Antagonists
There are five kinds of
antagonists.
1. THE MAIN ANTAGONIST
2. THE NEMESIS
3. THE SHAPE-SHIFTER
4. THE CHANGE AGENT
5. THE ROMANTIC ANGLE

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ANTAGONIST05
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.”
/browse/antagonist?s=t

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NEMESIS06
NEMESIS
 “An opponent or rival whom a person
cannot best or overcome.”
 http://dictionary.reference.com/brows
e/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-SHIFTER07
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.“
 https://www.google.com.ph/search?n
ewwindow=1&q=shapeshifter+meanin
g&oq=shape&gs_l=serp.1.1.35i39j0i20j0
l8.1293047.1297791.0.1300421.26.13.0.0.
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p..23.3.635.0.K-DDaQSAooI

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CHANGE AGENT
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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/ch
ange-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.

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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
Characters
There are six types of
supporting characters.
1. THE SIDEKICK CHARACTER
2. THE MENTOR CHARACTER
3. THE FOIL CHARACTER
4. THE COMIC RELIEF CHARACTER
5. THE EXTRAS
6. THE CHORUS (e.g., Greek tragedy)

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SIDEKICK11
CONFIDANT
 “A confederate or assistant”
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 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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MENTOR10
ROMANTIC ANGLE
 “A wise and trusted or teacher or
an influential senior sponsor”
e/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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FOIL12
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.

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COMIC RELIEF13
COMIC RELIEF
 “An amusing scene, incident, or speec
h introduced into serious or tragicelem
ents, as in a play, in order to provide te
mporary relief fromtension, or to intensi
fy the dramatic action.
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 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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EXTRAS14
EXTRAS
 “A person or thing that is
additional.”
 http://dictionary.referenc
e.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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CHORUS15
CHORUS
 “A group of persons singing in u
nison.”
/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
Development
There are two types of
character development.
1. THE FLAT CHARACTER
2. THE ROUND CHARACTER

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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.

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ROUND CHARACTER
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ROUND CHARACTER
 “A character in fiction whose personali
ty, background, motives, and
other features are fully delineated by t
he author.”
e/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 &
PRACTICE
Complete Name
Course, Section, Subject
Date Completed
Teacher’s Name
University, Country
I personalize my learning
about the types of literary
characters by completing
this activity.
1. NEW INPUTS
2. CONNECTIONS
3. APPLICATIONS
Related Stuff

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 INPUTS
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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
CONNECTIONS
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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.
APPLICATIONS
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Note: Tests can include ideas from this source.

Works Cited
 http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hero
?&o=100074&s=t
 https://www.google.com.ph/search?newwin
dow=1&q=anti+hero+meaning&oq=anti+hero
+meaning&gs_l=serp.3...210221.710421.0.7105
90.40.19.0.0.0.0.243.243.2-
1.1.0....0...1c.1.64.serp..40.0.0.0.fLqO32jrQrc
 http://study.com/academy/lesson/change-
agent-definition-role-quiz.html
 www.britannica.com/art/flat-character
REFERENCING
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