Types of Characters

The type of character who causes the conflict the main character must face

• antagonist

• protagonist

• round character

• static character

The good character in the story/often times the victim or the nice character. A.K.A. The main character.

• antagonist

• protagonist

• round character

• static character

A character who antagonizes the other characters. He/she is not nice at all.

• antagonist

• protagonist

• round character

• static character

A character who does not change significantly.

• round

• flat

• static

• dynamic

A character who changes significantly.

• round

• flat

• static

• dynamic

A complicated character who has many sides and emotions.

• round

• flat

• static

• dynamic

A simple character who demonstrates few traits. Only a few things are known from a this type of character.

• round

• flat

• static

• dynamic

A character who undergoes a change, usually in his or her personality, as a result of events in the story

• dynamic

• round

• flat

• static

A character who doesn’t change at all, despite all of the events that occur in the story

• round

• dynamic

• static

• flat

A character that the reader doesn’t know very much about

• dynamic

• static

• round

• flat