Character (Vocabulary Lesson)

Characters (Vocabulary Lesson)

character

• an individual in a literary work whose thoughts, feelings, actions, and reactions move the action of the plot forward

protagonist

• the main character—the one the story revolves around and who usually has a problem to solve

• antagonist

• the character whose goals work against the protagonist

plot

• the sequence of events that take place in a work of literature

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resolution

• the final outcome of the story’s conflict

dialogue

• a conversation between characters

trait

• an aspect of a person or character's behavior and attitude that make up that character’s personality