types of characters
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TYPES OF CHARACTERSIN LITERATUREGilongos, JamaicaBSMT2C Humanities 13June 15, 2015Jaime CabreraCEU Manila, Philippines
I learn about types of characters in literature, electronic research, and
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PROTAGONISTSANTAGONISTS
SUPPORT CHARACTERSCHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
BRAIN EXERCISE
Born to enjoy life.
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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 “Someone who is willing to
sacrifice their life for the sake of other people.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero
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In my own words: Someone who has the ability to protect and good who sacrifices his all being to save and help other in need.
My own example: A soldier that is fighting for his country.
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HERO
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ANTI-HERO
ANTI-HERO “An anti-hero is a flawed hero, and
therefore, much more interesting then the more traditional heroes. They can be working on the side of good, but with a tragic flaw, or a horrible past, or for reasons that are selfish and not entirely "pure".
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Anti-Hero
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In my own words: Anti-hero who lacks the qualities of a true hero.
My own example: Someone who is not willing to sacrifice his own time and life for other people.
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TRAGIC HERO
TRAGIC HERO “Characters with fatal flaw (like
pride, for example) who is doomed to fail in search of their goals despite their best efforts or good intentions.”
http://hero.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Tragic_Heroes
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In my own words: The protagonist throws off his hero mantle, tramples it, and in a cold rush of unrelenting cynicism becomes a villain just as bad, if not worse, than the antagonist.
My own example: A police yet does illegal things instead of heroic or good deeds.
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CARICATURE
CARICATURE
“A description of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caricature
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In my own words: Caricature is a type of protagonist that the image is exaggerated.
In own example: Pacquiao’s head is too big that it is considered as a Caricature.
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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 character, group of characters, institution, or concept that stands in or represents opposition against the protagonist”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antagonist
In my own words: Antogonist is the one giving a changelle or hardship for the Protagonist or his loved ones.
My own example: Davy Jones, is giving Jack Sparrow a hard time and continue to go against his plans.
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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: Someone who is hard to defeat dispute on how hard the protagonist tries.
My own example: Jill Valentine is a Nemesis because she keeps nagging and is the rival of the protagonist.
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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: Someone who is able to transform into another type of creature.
My own example: Jacob can shape-shift into a werewolf to protect itself.
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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
“Involvement of love between characters.”
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In my own words: This is where love is involve between two people.
My own example: I can say that the romantic angle in my life is when me and my mom hug each other because I see how we love each other.
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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: Someone who is always at the protagonist’s side to support him or her in his or her adventure.
My own example: You’re bestfriend can be considered as your side kick.
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ROMANTIC ANGLE
“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: The one who opposes the main character, thus they were the one makes highlight of the characteristics of the hero.
My own example: Jacky Chan has become Jaden’s mentor to become a great martial artist.
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FOIL
“A character who contrasts with another character”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foil_(literature)
In my own words: A foil character is someone who opposes the hero but, gives highlights to the characteristic 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.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_relief
In my own words: A comic relief is when a character gives a good laugh whenever the tension is getting higher between opposing characters.
My own example: In snow white, these dwarfs relieve the tension in Snow White’s life.
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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: People who are not really a part of a movie, not so important role yet they make the movie more realistic.
My own example: The people around the main character eating in a restaurant.
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CHORUS
“A group of persons singing in unison and together.”
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chorus?s=t
In my own words: People who sing together or dance together as a group or organization.
My own example: People in the church who are singing in unison.
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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
“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 characters are two-dimensional,they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work. They were never surprise the reader.
My own example: In my experience when I watched movie I know already what is the role of the other character. Example in Princess Sarah, Sarah show already that she role the play of the princess.
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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: A round character is the one who play the important role in the story and sometimes sufficiently surprised the reader.
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 learned I learned that the different kinds of
characters in a story, there are a lot of characters. These characters are not only adding colors to the story itself but it also adds emotions in which can be considered as an asset to every story that is being made.
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This reminds me of… I remembered when I was still so young
and my brother used to fight, I’m the antagonist between us two. Now, I’ll be able to properly identify these characters and know their roles and their importance for the story that is being shown to us
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Usefulness in real situations With this new knowledge, I’ll be able to
easily identify the characters and their roles in the movie. We are the main character in our own life so do our best to do better things in life and show who you really are. This knowledge is considered as simple but this knowledge may help me in understanding the story deeply.
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Works Cited https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antihero http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tragic%20hero https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caricature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antagonist http://literarydevices.net/nemesis/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapeshifting http://study.com/academy/lesson/change-agent-definition-role-quiz.html http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Romantic+literature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidekick http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mentor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foil_(literature) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_relief http://www.thefreedictionary.com/extra http://www.shmoop.com/literature-glossary/chorus.html http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/flat+character http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/round-character
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