Spotlight: Character

The main character—the one the story revolves around and who usually has a problem to solve—is called the protagonist.

​The character who opposes the protagonist is called the antagonist.

​Protagonist

​Antagonist

​Protagonist

​Antagonist

​ Minor characters provide support for the protagonist or antagonist, helping to reveal aspects of their personalities.

​The main character—the one the story revolves around and who usually has a problem to solve—is called the protagonist.

The character who opposes the protagonist is called the antagonist.

Match

Instructions for Student:

Complete the chart by MATCHING the correct meaning to match the term.

• the character whose goals work against the protagonist

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

• the characteristics or qualities that make an individual who they are

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

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

antagonist

character

personality

plot

protagonist

• antagonist

• character

• personality

• plot

• protagonist

Multiple Choice

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

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Narrator

Multiple Choice

The character who opposes the protagonist is called the

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Narrator

Multiple Choice

A character is

• an individual in a literary work of fiction, drama, or narrative poetry.

• The events that take place in a story

• the events that lead to a resolution, or the final outcome of the story’s conflict.

Multiple Choice

A character’s personality consists of

• the plot as the engine, and the main character as the person behind the steering wheel.

• the qualities that make that character different from others, such as whether the character is honest or devious, dull or clever.

• the events that lead to a resolution, or the final outcome of the story’s conflict.