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1
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character

A

imaginary person who acts, appears or is referred to in a literary work

2
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major/main characters

A

those that receive most attention

3
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minor characters

A

those that receive less attention than major characters

4
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flat characters

A

relatively simple, predictable characters that have few dominant traits

5
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round character

A

complex, multisided characters that act in an unpredictable way

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static characters

A

characters that do not change

7
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dynamic characters

A

characters that change

8
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stock characters

A

represent familiar types that recur frequently in literary works

9
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hero/heroine

A

character in a work, especially the leading male/female who is greater than life itself, sometimes even godlike

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antagonist

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character or nonhuman force that opposes or is in conflict with the protagonist

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protagonist

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main character in a work

12
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archetypes

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a character, ritual, symbol or plot pattern that recurs in the myths and literature of many cultures

13
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scapegoat

A

trickster figure

14
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characterisation

A

presentation of characters