Elements of Literature Unit 5

The reason why a character acts the way he/she does

• protagonist

• antagonist

• character motivations

• sympathetic character

Characters the reader identifies with and has favorable feelings for

• sympathetic character

• antagonist

• Flat character

• Round character

The main character, who is at the center of the main conflict

• antagonist

• protagonist

• tragic hero

• dynamic character

Characters who are complex, with personal beliefs and desires that may conflict with each other

• antagonist

• tragic hero

• dynamic character

• round character

A generally sympathetic character who usually falls into tragedy because of a personal character flaw

• protagonist

• antagonist

• tragic hero

• static character

A character that remains essentially the same throughout the story

• dynamic character

• static character

• sympathetic character

• unsympathetic character

A ______ ____ is a tragic hero's personal character flaw.

_______ __________ change as the story progresses.

The _________ is a character or force who opposes the protagonist.

Brief, fanciful stories that present a moral to teach character through practical examples

• folktale

• fable

• fairy tale

• myth