Protagonist/Antagonist

To make it easy, think of the

protagonist as the good guy

and antagonist as the "bad
guy."
You can think of the
protagonist as the hero and
the antagonist as the villain.
To remember which is which,
remember that the prefix pro
means good, or positive, and
the prefix anti means against,
or negative.

Protagonist
Answer the question,
Whose story is this? Usually a story
has
one, but a novel can have several.
Example: Charlotte Doyle

Antagonist
The character fighting against the hero,
the
protagonist, of a story or novel.

Example: Captain Jaggery

Round/Flat

Let's begin by thinking about round

and flat characterization like a

painting.
If you're an artist, you must decide
how much detail to put into a painting.
Do you want many lines and many
colors, or just an outline and only black
and white?

Round/Flat
As an author, you must decide how

much detail to include about each

character. Which characters are most
important; how will giving detail, or
not giving detail, affect the story?

Round
Characters that are described in depth,

with many details, are well-rounded

characters - they are called round
characters.
If you're reading a story and you feel like
you know a character extremely well,
then most likely the character is round.
The main character in a story is almost
always round.

Flat
Characters that are not described well,

that you're not given much information

about, are flat characters.
They do not change, develop, or grow in
the story.
They are the opposite of round characters.
They
usually have one or two traits and can be
summed
up easily.

Round/Flat
As a reader, judge whether or not the
character is round or flat by
considering the traits of the
character.
If your list is long, with many
characteristics, then the character is
round. If your list is short, or there's
not many characteristics at all, then
the character is flat.

Static/Dynamic
The key word when dealing with the

difference between static and dynamic

characters is "change.
These would include a major change in
their personality, or a change in their
outlook on life.
Another change that a character may
undergo is a change in values, or it
could be an overall change in the
nature of the character.

Static/Dynamic
Who is more dynamic, thus far, in our
novel? Charlotte or Jaggery?
Will Jaggery remain static? Will he
change? What do YOU think?

Quiz 1
a. round character
A character that remains the
same throughout the story.

b. static character
c. dynamic character

Quiz 2
a. protagonist
Person or thing
fighting
against the hero of a
story.

b. static
c. antagonist

Quiz 3
a. dynamic

A character who
changes or grows in
a
work of literature.

character

b. static character
c. flat character

Quiz 4
a. static characters

These characters show

many personality traits.
They change, develop,
and
adjust to situations.

b. flat characters
c. round characters

Quiz 5
a. round character

The main character

of a
story or novel.

b. antagonist
c. protagonist

Quiz 6

Characters
constructed
around a single idea
or
quality.

a. round
character
b. flat character
c. protagonist