TYPES OF CHARACTERS IN LITERATURE Gilongos, Jamaica BSMT2C Humanities 13 June 15, 2015 Jaime Cabrera CEU Manila, 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 Born to enjoy life. Related Stuff
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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".
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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EXTRAS
“People who appears in the story or the people around a certain setting to make it more realistic.”
(The meaning was given by yours truly)
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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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.