Types of Characters

Protagonist

• Main character/ good guy

• Villain/ bad guy

• A character that stays the same

• A character that changes

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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Static

• A character that changes

• Opposites

• A character that stays the same

• A simple character with few traits

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.4.3

Round

• Opposites

• A complicated character with many sides/ emotions

• The good guy

• A character that changes significantly

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Foils

• Characters that are the same

• Simple characters

• Complicated characters

• Characters that are opposite

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Dynamic

• A character that changes

• A complicated character with many emotions

• A simple character we know little about

• A character that stays the same

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Antagonist

• That one guy...

• The outcast

• The good guy

• The bad guy

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Flat

• We know little about the character

• the character is complicated

• We know a lot about the character

• The character is simple

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3