English(again)

**Character**

textual representation of a human being

**Character**

actors, players, persons in a piece of literature.

FACTUAL CHARACTERS

real life characters

ICONIC CHARACTER

representation of a factual character

FICTIONAL character

the creation of the author’s mind

**Principality**

**the position or authority/ prominence of the role played**

**Protagonist**

a character in a work of fiction whose intentions are the primary focus of a story

**Antagonist**

a character (or sometimes an institution) against whom the protagonist(s) must fight

**Personality**

the sum total of the physical, mental, emotional, and social characteristics of an individual

**Flat characters**

The person whose personality remains the same throughout the story.

**Round Character**

major characters in a work of fiction who encounter conflict and are changed by it

**Development**

developing in his actions….changing one’s action because of a certain event that changes the person’s habit of doing something

**Dynamic Character**

one who undergoes an important change in the course of the story

**Static Character**

doesn’t undergo substantial emotional change or growth, remaining essentially the same in the end as he or she was at the beginning

**Stock characters**

**Stereotype**

**Stock characters**

a fictional character that relies heavily on cultural types or stereotypes for its personality, manner of speech, and other characteristics

**Confidante**

someone in whom the central character confides, thus revealing the main character’s personality, thoughts, and intentions

**Foil**

a character that is used to enhance another character through contrast

**Characterization**

the process by which the author reveals the personality of the characters

**types of characterization**

**Direct Characterization & Indirect Characterization**

**Direct Characterization**

the author **tells** the reader what the personality of the character is

**Indirect Characterization**

The author *shows* the reader things that reveal the personality of the character

**S**peech

What does the character say? & How does the character speak?

**T**houghts

What is revealed through the character’s private thoughts and feelings?

**E**ffect on others

What is revealed through the character’s effect on other people? & How do other characters feel or behave in reaction to the character?

**A**ctions

What does the character do? & How does the character behave?

**L**ooks

What does the character look like? & How does the character dress?