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Characters

Characters. English I Drama Unit. 1. Protagonist. The character that the audience relates to or sympathizes with the most. Simply put, the hero of a work. 2. Antagonist. The character that the audience cannot relate with or wants to see fail Simply put, the protagonist’s enemy

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Characters

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  1. Characters English I Drama Unit

  2. 1. Protagonist • The character that the audience relates to or sympathizes with the most. • Simply put, the hero of a work

  3. 2. Antagonist • The character that the audience cannot relate with or wants to see fail • Simply put, the protagonist’s enemy • Doesn’t have to be a person, but can be the setting or eve nthe protagonist themselves

  4. 3. Dynamic Character • A character that has some type of internal (ex. Emotional) change during the story • For example, Ebenezer Scrooge is a dynamic character

  5. 4. Static Character • A character that doesn’t change (in an internal way) throughout the story • For example, Bob from A Christmas Carol. From start to finish he is a good, honest, loving man

  6. 5. Foil Characters • A foil character is the near opposite of a protagonist • A writer included a foil character toshow the protagonist’s characteristics • Examples: • Batman vs. Superman • Hans Solo vs. Luke Skywalker (original Star Wars)

  7. Foil Characters Con’t • Foil characters can oppose the protagonists through physical features, dialogue and behavior. • A foil character can also be a sidekick or enemy • Examples: • Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (F)

  8. 6. Round Character • A character that has flaws, strengths, ideas, theories, and is basically a well rounded person. • Can be developed through dialogue, reactions to conflicts, internal struggles, past experiences, etc. • Most of the protagonists are round

  9. 7. Flat Character • Character that is shallow, not very developed. • What you see is what you get • They exist to show the characteristics and help develop the round characters. • Very similar to a static character

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