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1. TYPES OF
CHARACTERS
IN LITERATURE
Eeron Nestor S. Costibolo
BSMT-2C Humanities 13
July 10, 2015
Mr. Jaime Cabrera
Centro Escolar University,
Manila
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
‘’Learn
from the
past, plan
for the
future by
focusing
on today."
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2. 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
 is a person or character who, in
the face of danger and adversity
or from a position of weakness,
displays courage or self-sacrifice—
that is, heroism—for some greater
good.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero
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 In my own words: It is the person that is admired
for his/her brave acts.
 My own example: Superman from the movie
Superman the Man of Steel.
http://vsbattles.wikia.com/wiki/Superman_(Man_of_Steel)
HERO

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ANTI-HERO
ANTI-HERO
 is a main character in a story
who lacks conventional heroic
qualities such as idealism,
courage, and morality.
 https://www.google.com.ph/#q
=antihero
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 In my own words: A character who doesn’t have
the usual good qualities.
 My own example: Batman from the movie
Batman Dark Knight Rises.
http://stuffpoint.com/batman/image/22647/batman-wallpaper/

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TRAGIC HERO
TRAGIC HERO
 is a person of noble birth with
heroic or potentially heroic
qualities. This person is fated by the
Gods or by some supernatural
force to doom and destruction or
at least to great suffering.
 https://www.google.com.ph/#q=Tr
agic+hero
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 In my own words: Is a hero with a sad
background.
 My own example: Spiderman from the movie
Spiderman 3.
http://www10.imagesandwallpapers.com/spiderman_black_action_adventure_black_high_definition_hero_mo

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CARICATURE
CARICATURE
 Is a description of a person using
exaggeration of some
characteristics and
oversimplification of others.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca
ricature
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 In my own words: A drawing that makes
someone look funny or foolish because some
part of the persons appearance is exaggerated.
 My own example: This caricature of President
Benigno Simeon Aquino III.
http://yajyolid.blogspot.com/2011/04/caricature-of-president-benigno-noynoy.html

7. 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
 Is a character, group of characters,
institution, or concept that stands in or
represents opposition against which
the protagonist(s) must contend.
 https://www.google.com.ph/#q=anta
gonist
 In my own words: The character that the hero is
up against.
 My own example: The Joker from the movie The
Dark Knight.
http://imgur.com/gallery/vyafr

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NEMESIS06
NEMESIS
 Is a literary device that refers to a
situation of poetic justice where the
good characters are rewarded for
their virtues and the evil characters are
punished for their vices.
 http://literarydevices.net/nemesis/
 In my own words: An opponent or enemy that is
very hard to defeat
 My own example: Bane from the movie The Dark
Knight Rises.
http://www.comicvine.com/forums/battles-7/bane-vs-black-widow-hit-girl-and-catwoman-movie-
1620441/

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SHAPE-SHIFTER
 Are a race of supernatural creatures
who can take the form of any human
being.
 https://www.google.com.ph/#q=shap
eshifter
 In my own words: Someone who can change
their appearance.
 My own example: Mystique from X-Men Days of
Future Past.
http://cdn1.sciencefiction.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/First_Class_Mystique-1024x1024.jpg

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CHANGE AGENT
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CHANGE AGENT
 is a person from inside or outside the
organization who helps an
organization transform itself by
focusing on such matters as
organizational effectiveness,
improvement, and development.
 https://www.google.com.ph/#q=chan
ge+agent
 In my own words: A character that is a catalyst
for change.
 My own example: Samuel L. Jackson from the
movie Coach Carter
 .
http://www.hercampus.com/school/ucla/cec-free-film-coach-carter

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ROMANTIC ANGLE
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ROMANTIC ANGLE
 a shift from faith in reason to faith in
the senses, feelings, and imagination;
a shift from interest in urban society to
an interest in the rural and natural; a
shift from public, impersonal poetry to
subjective poetry;
 http://www.wordreference.com/defini
tion/romance
 In my own words: Is the love interest of the main
character.
 My own example: Mary Jane from spiderman.
http://cronk4thhoureng12.wikispaces.com/Spiderman?responseToken=5ff12ed3e2f2780bc149b15a1c
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13. 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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CONFIDANT
 is a close companion who is
generally regarded as
subordinate to the one he
accompanies.
 https://www.google.com.ph/#q
=sidekick
 In my own words: The character that helps the
hero fight.
 My own example: Robin the sidekick of batman.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_(comics)

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MENTOR10
ROMANTIC ANGLE
 an experienced and trusted
adviser.
 https://www.google.com.ph/#q
=mentor
 In my own words: The that gives advice and
guidance to the main character.
 My own example: Mr. Han from the movie Kung
fu Kid.
http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1996066,00.html

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FOIL
 is a character who contrasts with
another character (usually the
protagonist) in order to highlight
particular qualities of the other
character. In some cases, a subplot
can be used as a foil to the main plot.
 https://www.google.com.ph/#q=foil+i
n+literature+definition
 In my own words: To enhance by contrast.
 My own example: Draco Malfoy from Harry
Potter.
http://harry-potter-pedia.wikia.com/wiki/Draco_Malfoy

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COMIC RELIEF13
COMIC RELIEF
 is the inclusion of a humorous
character, scene, or witty
dialogue in an otherwise serious
work, often to relieve tension.
 https://www.google.com.ph/#q
=comic+relief+in+literature+defi
nition
 In my own words: The character who makes a
bad situation funny.
 My own example: Kronk from the emperor’s new
grove.
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Kronk

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EXTRAS14
EXTRAS
 is a performer in a film,
television show, stage, musical,
opera or ballet production,
who appears in a nonspeaking
or nonsinging (silent) capacity,
usually in the background
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex
tra_(acting)
 In my own words: A background character.
 My own example: This extras from the movie
Frozen
http://blogs.disney.com/oh-my-disney/2015/02/22/the-first-annual-background-character-oscars/

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CHORUS
 A group of persons who speak
or sing in unison a given part or
composition in drama or poetry
recitation.
 http://www.thefreedictionary.c
om/chorus
 In my own words: The group of characters that
sings in a movie.
 My own example:
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Fixer_Upper

20. 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
 are two-dimensional in that they are
relatively uncomplicated and do not
change throughout the course of a
work
 https://www.google.com.ph/search?q
=robin+from+batman&biw=1360&bih=
682&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0CAYQ_
AUoAGoVChMIpdC1qKTVxgIVDEuOC
h1CNAgp&dpr=1#q=flat+character
 In my own words: Is the character that does not
change through the whole story.
 My own example: Scar from Lion King.
http://www.lionking.org/~scar/

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ROUND CHARACTER
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ROUND CHARACTER
 are complex and undergo
development, sometimes
sufficiently to surprise the
reader.
 https://www.google.com.ph/#q
=round+character
 In my own words: The character that changes
throughout as the story progress.
 My own example: Vegeta from the dragonball
series.
http://salvamakoto.deviantart.com/art/VEGETA-EL-PRINCIPE-SAIYAJIN-406549786

23. 5. BRAIN
EXERCISE &
PRACTICE
Eeron Nestor S. Costibolo
BSMT-2C Humanities 13
July 10, 2015
Mr. Jaime Cabrera
Centro Escolar University,
Manila
I personalize my learning
about the types of literary
characters by completing
this activity.
1. NEW INPUTS
2. CONNECTIONS
3. APPLICATIONS
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24. New concepts learned
 I learned about all the types of characters
in literature. Their differences and how they
are used to make a story interesting.
NEW INPUTS
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25. This reminds me of…
 When I was in elementary school I was
being bullied by my classmates but luckily
my father was their and he helped me
get out in that situation. He was my hero.
CONNECTIONS
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26. Usefulness in real situations
 This can help me in my future studies with
the same kind of topic. I will have the
advantage of knowing them.
APPLICATIONS
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27. Works Cited
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero
 https://www.google.com.ph/#q=antihero
 https://www.google.com.ph/#q=Tragic+hero
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caricature
 https://www.google.com.ph/#q=antagonist
 http://literarydevices.net/nemesis/
 https://www.google.com.ph/#q=shapeshifter
 https://www.google.com.ph/#q=change+agent
 http://www.wordreference.com/definition/roman
ce
 https://www.google.com.ph/#q=sidekick
REFERENCING
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