Character Types

​Character Types

By JoEllen Harvey

Multiple Choice

Leading character or main hero

• protagonist

• antagonist

• static

• flat

Multiple Choice

The troublemaker or challenger who works against the main character.

• protagonist

• antagonist

Multiple Choice

A big, important character who is part of the main events.

• major

• minor

Multiple Choice

A smaller character who shows up sometimes but isn’t the focus.

• Minor

• Major

• Flat

• Static

Multiple Choice

A character who doesn’t change or learn much. They’re the same at the end as at the beginning.

• Static

• Dynamic

Multiple Choice

A character who changes, grows, or learns a big lesson during the story.

• Static

• Dynamic

Multiple Choice

A realistic, detailed character with lots of feelings, strengths, and flaws.

• Round

• Flat

Multiple Choice

A simple character with only one or two traits.

• Flat

• Round

Drag and Drop

a guard who only says “Stop right there!” and has no other role​ ​

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Gru in Despicable Me changes from villain to caring dad​

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Think of Scar in The Lion King​

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Moana​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

flat

Dynamic

Antagonist

Protagonist

Match

Match character type to definition or explanation

• It’s the character you follow the most, like Moana in Moana or Harry in Harry Potter.

• The troublemaker or challenger who works against the main character.

• If they weren’t in the story, the plot wouldn’t make sense.

• A smaller character who shows up sometimes but isn’t the focus.

• They seem like a real person you could meet.

Protagonist

Anatognist

Major

Minor

Round

• Protagonist

• Anatognist

• Major

• Minor

• Round

Draw

What is an example of a protagonist from a book you've read or a tv or movie you have seen?

Draw

What is an example of a antagonist from a book you've read or a tv or movie you have seen?