Characters

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Antihero

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Protagonist who doesnt exhibit the qualities of a traditional hero. Instead of being admirable or grand but is ordinary or even petty or criminal

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Antagonist

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Character pitted against the protagonist. Often the villan

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Caricature

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Exaggeration or other distortion of an individuals prominant features or characteristics that make them seem ridiculous

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Characterization

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Refers to the various means by which an author describes and develops the characters in a literary work

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Comic relief

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Homorous scene or passage inserted into an otherwise serious work. Often in form of character

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Confidant

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Character who plays only a minir role but serves the protagonist as a trusted friend to whom she or he confess intimate thoughts, problems, and feelings

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Dialect

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Way of speaking or using language that is particular to a geographic region or social group that varies considerably from the predominant speech and usage within the language

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Dialogue

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Conversation between characters

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Dichotomy

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The splitting of a whole into two non-overlapping parts. Often used to examine conflicting attitudes or behaviors

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Epithet

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Adjective or phrase applied to a character to accentuate a particular characteristic

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Flat character

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Character that does not undergo any significant emotional, ideological or spiritual transformation

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Foil

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Character whose contrast with the protagonist serves to accentuate the portagonists qualities or characters

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Hubris

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Excessive pride that often leads to a characters downfall

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Monologue

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Extended narrative delivered uninterrupted and exclusively by one person

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Protagonist

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Main character often the hero but not exclusively so

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Round character

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Character that undergoes a significant emotional, ideological or spiritual transformation

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Soliloquy

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Monologue delivered by a character while alone that reveals inner thoughts, emotions, or other information

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Stock character

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An established, instantly recognizable character type to whom the reader ascribes specific characteristics by virtue of convention

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Tragic hero

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Character in a tragedy that evokes both pity and terror. A morally elevated character that suffers a change in fortune from happiness to misery because of his or her own mistaken action or choice