2. The Villain
-Struggles against the
hero.
-May not be a person
-Nearly, always
unattractive
3. The Hero/ Prince
• Nearly, always a male
• Reacts to the donor
• Marries the princess
• Usually good looking/
muscles
4. The Princess or the Prize
• Gives the task to
the hero,
• Usually creates
some obstacle
e.g. needs saving
• identifies the false
hero, often fought
for during the
narrative
5. False hero
• Takes credit for the
hero’s actions or tries
to marry the princess
• Usually is or turns evil
6. The helper (magical)
• Helps the hero in
his quest
• Usually a comedy
role
• Usually has own
triumph e.g. Comes
over a fear
7. The Donor/ The Dispatcher
• Prepares the hero or
gives the hero some
magical object
• Usually has high
status
• Usually older
8. The Father of the Princess
• Prop suggested
it was hard to
distinguish the
princess and
father character
• Kind
• Depending on
situation either
over powering or
the opposite
9. Binary oppositions- Claude Levi Strauss
• Oppositional characters- Good/ evil
• On a simple note based on opposition or conflict.
• However the binary oppositions could represent
ideologies which are ideas that we have in
society
