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Characterization

Characterization. The Crucible. Characters. Protagonist: the main character Antagonist: the character that comes in conflict with the protagonist (does not always have to be bad!). Types of Characters. Round: shows many different traits throughout the story

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Characterization

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  1. Characterization The Crucible

  2. Characters • Protagonist: the main character • Antagonist: the character that comes in conflict with the protagonist (does not always have to be bad!)

  3. Types of Characters • Round: shows many different traits throughout the story • Flat: shows only one or two traits throughout the story • Static: a character that does not change by the end of the story • Dynamic: a character that changes, develops, matures by the end of the story

  4. Characterization • Techniques used to reveal the true nature of a character

  5. Direct Description • The narrator or another character comments on one character’s dress, appearance, habits, background, personality, etc. • Tells you directly about somebody. • Bill is lazy. • Bill likes to wear black hoodies and baggie jeans.

  6. Portrayal of Behavior • Indirect • The actions or speech of the character let us draw conclusions about the character. • Bill slammed his head down on the desk and began to snore loudly when the teacher began lecturing. • Bill began to curse the old ladies because they were walking too slowly.

  7. Representation of Internal State • Write directly reveals a character’s private thoughts or emotions • We will not focus on this during the unit, but you will see this term again later on in the year.

  8. What is this an example of? • [Abigail to the girls] “Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it…and I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down! • Portrayal of behavior

  9. What is this an example of? • [Parris]: “It has troubled me that you are now seven month out their house, and in all this time no other family has ever called for your service.” • Direct Description

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