CHARACTERIZATION

TYPES OF CHARACTERS

CHARACTERIZATION

Characterization is the way an

author presents characters.

ROUND CHARACTERS

A round character is a

major character in a work

of fiction who encounters

conflict and is changed by

it.

EXAMPLES OF ROUND CHARACTERS

SOPHIA

EPHRAIM

ESTHER

EXAMPLES OF ROUND CHARACTERS

SEPTIMUS

FLAT CHARACTERS

A flat character is a minor

character in a work of fiction

who does not undergo

substantial change or growth

in the course of a story.

EXAMPLES OF FLAT CHARACTERS

OLD BOSTIC

MAC

PROTAGONIST

The protagonist is the main

character in a story, novel,

drama, or other literary work,

the character that the reader

or audience empathizes with.

EXAMPLES

ROSA EPHRAI

M

SOPHIA

ANTAGONIST

The antagonist is the

person who opposes and

contends against the

protagonist.

EXAMPLE

MAVIS

VILLAIN

A villain is an "evil" character

in a story or a work of fiction.

The villain usually is the bad

guy, the character who fights

against the hero.

EXAMPLE

TEPPY

QUESTIONS

1. From movies of your choice, give examples of the following types of characters:

a) A round characterb) A flat characterc) A protagonistd) An antagoniste) A villain

Ms BaranEnglish Literature

Mayaro Secondary