TYPES OF CHARACTERSIN LITERATUREEsposo, Chelsea Anne R.BSMT-2C Humanities 13July 15, 2015Mr. Jaime CabreraCEU, Philippines

I learn about types of characters in literature, electronic research, and

citing references by completing this exercise.

PROTAGONISTSANTAGONISTS

SUPPORT CHARACTERSCHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

BRAIN EXERCISE

GOD is my first LOVE

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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

“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: Basically, hero is the one who always do good, sacrifice its time and life for the sake of mankind.

My own example: A person who sacrifice his life to save others.

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HERO

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ANTI-HERO

ANTI-HERO

 ”A main character in a book, play, movie, etc., who does not have the usual good qualities that are expected in a hero”

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antihero

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In my own words: Anti-hero is a hero which can save others but lack some talents that an hero should have and don’t want to sacrifice his own life.

My own example: A person who is not willing to save mankind.

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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”

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 material object without life or an inanimate object.”

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/things

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In my own words: A caricature is a funny painting or funny drawing of a person that is commonly used to give laughter to the audience.

My own example: This caricature of Mr. Bean makes people laugh than the usual they saw him on his movie.

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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

“A person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.”

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/antagonist?s=t

In my own words: A character which always the enemy of the hero.

My own example: Drago is a good example because he always want to kill everybody around him and he want to rule the world.

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NEMESIS

“An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.”

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nemesis?s=t

In my own words: Nemesis are the character that was very hard to defeat.

My own example: Venom is one of the hardest and toughest enemy of Spider-Man.

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SHAPE-SHIFTER

“ A race of supernatural creatures who can take the form of any human being.”

http://supernatural.wikia.com/wiki/shapeshifters

In my own words: A shape-shifter is a character which changes his appearance when he wanted to.

My own example: Jacob was a half human and half wolf, he change his appearance everytime he was angry.

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CHANGE AGENT

“Is a person from inside or outside the organization who helps an organization transform itself ”

http://study.com/academy/lesson/change-agent-definition-role-quizz.html

In my own words: This is a person who has the capability to change how a person or organization lives, it has a high impact to the person’s life.

My own example: A priest is a good example of this because they can change oneself through God’s words.

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ROMANTIC ANGLE

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ROMANTIC ANGLE

“It is the involvement of the feeling of love within the

characters”

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In my own words: It is the way of showing the feelings of a couple on a movies.

My own example: Loving your better half with no regrets.

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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 close friend and confederate or assistant.”

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sidekick?s=ts

In my own words: Obviously, a side kick is always the one that stays with his manager or boss.

My own example: The one who assist the manager in carrying his things.

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ROMANTIC ANGLE

“A wise and trusted or teacher or an influential senior sponsor”

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mentor?&o=100074&s=t 

In my own words: Mentor was the one who help his student be productive and he give advices for him to become better student.

My own example: Han was a great mentor for Sean because he teach him how to drift perfectly.

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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 RELIEF

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COMIC RELIEF

“The inclusion of a humorous character often to relieve tension.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_relief

In my own words: In this character, they were the one who makes their main hero happy and able to relief their stress.

My own example: In the movie, Beauty and Beast, they were the ones who add laughter on the movie.

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EXTRAS

“People who appears in the story or the people around a certain setting to make it more realistic.”

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In my own words: Extras are those who makes the movie alive, because without them the setting will be boring and not realistic.

My own example: A wedding is compose of crowd to enjoy with.

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CHORUS

“Characters who act as a unified whole .”

http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-chorus-characters-macbeth-264108

In my own words: Chorus is like a speech choir, they act and perform together.

My own example: A group of teenager is playing volleyball in the gym.

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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

“A 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: Flat character are those who do not change and do not leave all through out the series of a one movie.

My own example: A varsity of a volleyball team that who is the libero was always going to be a libero until she graduated and leave the team.

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ROUND CHARACTER

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ROUND CHARACTER

“A round characters are complex and undergo development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise the reader.”

www.britannica.com/art/flat-character

In my own words: They are the who was bad and turn to be the good one.

My own example: A fat and boy turn into a slim and cute guy.

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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 learnedIn this activity, I learned new characters that adds color on the story. They give a certain meaning on the role that they are playing. This characters can be the asset of a one movie.

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This reminds me of…It reminds me of the assets of my favorite movies like, what kind of character they are playing, and who is the main character in the movie. And I believe that after answering this I can manage to identify what role they are playing.

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Usefulness in real situationsI can use this when I watched movie pr read a book. I can easily recognize them and say what kind role they are playing. This knowledge is considered as simple but this knowledge may help me in understanding the story deeply.

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Note: Tests can include ideas from this source.

Works Cited http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tragic

%20hero http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/

hero http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/things http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/

antagonist?s=t http://study.com/academy/lesson/change-

agent-definition-role-quiz.html http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-

chorus-characters-macbeth-264108

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