A Power point presentation that focuses on different types of a characters.

1. TYPES OF
CHARACTERS
IN LITERATURE
Astillero, Monique Catherine Mae
M.
BSMT2C – Humanities 13
15 July 2015
Mr. Jaime Cabrera
Centro Escolar University,
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
“That
service to
humanity
is the best
work of
life.”
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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
 A person who is admired for
great or brave acts or fine
qualities
 http://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/hero
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 In my own words: A person in a movie or story
that most seen or most talked.
 My own example: Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger
Games)
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HERO

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ANTI-HERO
ANTI-HERO
 A main character in a story who
lacks conventional heroic
qualities
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An
tihero
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 In my own words: A person who doesn’t like to
be a hero.
 My own example: Haymitch (The Hunger
Games)
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TRAGIC HERO
TRAGIC HERO
 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
 http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/santor
ar/engl190v/trag.hero.htm
03
 In my own words: A person that most hurt before
the hero.
 My own example: Peeta ( The Hunger Games)
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content/uploads/peeta-the-hunger-games_55040725-3600x2400.jpeg

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CARICATURE
CARICATURE
 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 kind of image that gives
specialization to the face of the character.
 My own example: Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger
Games)
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content/uploads/2012/04/hunger-games-caricature.jpg

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
 A person or a group of people
who opposes a protagonist
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An
tagonist
 In my own words: A person that against the
protagonist
 My own example: Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
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NEMESIS06
NEMESIS
 An opponent or enemy that is
very difficult to defeat
 www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/nemesi
s
 In my own words: A person that is unbreakable
to beat.
 My own example: Draco Malfoy (Harry Potter)
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SHAPE-SHIFTER07
SHAPE-SHIFTER
 A race of supernatural
creatures who can take the
form of any human being.
 wikia.com/wiki/Shapeshifters
 In my own words: A person that can change
his/her appearance.
 My own example: Peter Pettigrew (Harry Potter)
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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 by
focusing on such matters as
organizational effectiveness,
improvement, and development
 http://study.com/academy/lesson/ch
ange-agent-definition-role-quiz.html
 In my own words: A person that helps the
protagonist or antagonist to change one’s self.
 My own example: Professor Remus Lupin (Harry
Potter)
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ROMANTIC ANGLE
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ROMANTIC ANGLE
 Usually a romantic
relationship involving three
people; can be friendships,
romantic, or familial
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo
ve_triangle
 In my own words: A two or more people who has
a string attached.
 My own example: Katniss Everdeen, Peeta,
bestfriend of Katniss ( The Hunger Games)
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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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SIDEKICK11
CONFIDANT
 A close companion who is
generally regarded as
subordinate to the one he
accompanies
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid
ekick
 In my own words: A person who helps or
accompany the hero to reach his or her task.
 My own example: Rue ( The Hunger Games)
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MENTOR10
Mentor
 Someone who teaches or gives
help and advice to a less
experienced and often younger
person
 http://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/mentor
 In my own words: A person lead and command
a person before his or her age.
 My own example: Woody Harrelson Haymitch
Abernathy (The Hunger Games)
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FOIL12
FOIL
 Who contrasts with
another character (usually the
protagonist) in order to highlight
particular qualities of the other
character
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foil
_(literature)
 In my own words: A person that contrast the
other characters to give importance of what
qualities has the other characters have.
 My own example: Neville Longbottom (Harry
Potter)
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COMIC RELIEF13
COMIC RELIEF
 The inclusion of a
humorous character, scene, or
witty dialogue in an otherwise
serious work, often to relieve
tension
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co
mic_relief
 In my own words: A person that gives enjoyment
to the scene.
 My own example: Olaf (Frozen)
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content/uploads/2013/12/Frozen-Olaf-580x415.jpg

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EXTRAS14
EXTRAS
 Who appears in a
nonspeaking or
nonsinging (silent)
capacity, usually in the
background
 https://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Extra_(acting)
 In my own words: A group of person acts in the
scene to give some flavor in the movie.
 My own example: District 12’s community (The
Hunger Games)
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CHORUS15
CHORUS
 Who speaks the prologue and
epilogue and comments on the
action
 www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/chorus
 In my own words: A group of person who talks,
sing, dance etc. in a scene.
 My own example: Romeo and Juliet Play
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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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FLAT CHARACTER
 two-dimensional in 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: A person that stays on his/her
role in the scene.
 My own example: Mrs. Everdeen (The Hunger
Games)
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n.jpg

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ROUND CHARACTER
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ROUND CHARACTER
 Complex and undergo
development, sometimes
sufficiently to surprise the reader
 www.britannica.com/art/flat-
character
 In my own words: A person who develops their
role in their different season of their movie.
 My own example: Katniss Everdeen and Peeta
(The Hunger Games)
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23. 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
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24. New concepts learned
 The new stuffs that I learned when doing this
assignment is knowing and understanding
deeply what different characters should act
in a movie , story or stage play.
NEW INPUTS
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25. This reminds me of…
 I connect the new stuff that I learned to
events in my own life that in my own story
the people that I'm meeting will be
having a role name for their doings. That
all of them can be a hero, a type of
antagonist, or even a developmental
character for my own realistic story.
CONNECTIONS
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26. Usefulness in real situations
 I can use what I have learned in some
situations in my own life that I can easily
distinguish and recognize them how they
can affect or help to survive my life.
APPLICATIONS
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Note: Tests can include ideas from this source.

27. Works Cited
 http://images.fandango.com//images/tentpole/Mockingjay_612x381.jp
g
 http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2Xo1CF-
fa_I/VMMyOC43IuI/AAAAAAAABV8/21TDHn9PREE/s1600/Haymitch-
drinking1.jpg
 http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--33GyM70u--
/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/192ld1iyj9v1cjpg.jpg
 http://wp.media4.hollywood.com/wp-content/uploads/peeta-the-
hunger-games_55040725-3600x2400.jpeg
 http://static.c2w.com/uploads/question/image/36/28/96/N362896/file
.jpg
 http://s3.amazonaws.com/rapgenius/1344267984_voldemort.jpg
 http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/harry_potter/i
mages/malfoy.jpg
 http://i.ytimg.com/vi/XC2wDBAyOI8/maxresdefault.jpg
 http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140618165730/harrypotter/ima
ges/e/e7/1Remus.jpg
REFERENCING
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Photos

28.  http://www.blogcdn.com/www.politicsdaily.com/medi
a/2010/11/harry-potter-427yp-112910.jpg
 http://qph.is.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-
10c300bc09688f321456079237d5cc9e?convert_to_web
p=true
 http://www.readbreatherelax.com/wp-
content/uploads/2013/08/Rupert-Grint-as-Ron-
Weasley-in-Harry-Potter-and-The-Chamber-of-Secrets-
2002-5-960x1288.jpg
 http://static1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120712103334/
harrypotter/images/1/17/NevilleDH2.jpg
 http://www.radiotimes.com/namedimage/Rowan_Atki
nson_s__Archbishop_of_Canterbury__Comic_Relief_rou
tine_receives_more_than_2_000_complaints.jpg?quality
=85&mode=crop&width=620&height=374&404=tv&url=
/uploads/images/original/27049.jpg
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oguploads/0913/care-sidekicks-rue.jpg

29.  http://www.cartoonbrew.com/wp-
content/uploads/2013/12/Frozen-Olaf-580x415.jpg
 https://yourousela.wikispaces.com/file/view/Mrs_eve
rdeen.jpg/521161142/Mrs_everdeen.jpg
DEFINITIONS
 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hero
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antihero
 http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/santorar/engl190v/trag.
hero.htm
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caricature
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antagonist
 www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nemesis
 https://supernatural.wikia.com/wiki/Shapeshifters
 https://study.com/academy/lesson/change-agent-
definition-role-quiz.html
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_triangle
 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mentor

30.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidekick
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foil_(literature)
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_relief
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_(acting)
 www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/chorus
 www.britannica.com/art/flat-character
 www.britannica.com/art/flat-character