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WorksheetsCharacter Archetypes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
This character doesn’t usually have the traditional qualities expected of a hero. Commonly possesses imperfections associated with antagonists
Villain
Trickster
Anti-Hero
Shadow
Serves opposite the hero, often embodying negative characteristics and works directly against the hero’s cause
Villain
Trickster
Anti-Hero
Shadow
Break the ordinary rules of society and even nature and often symbolize the chaotic and complex realities of the world that are beyond the understanding of the human mind
Villain
Trickster
Anti-Hero
Shadow
Restores harmony, Solves the problem, or saves the day, despite the odds being against them
Hero
Loyal Companion
Anti-Hero
Mother
A protector, symbolizes balance and emotion/physical well-being
Hero
Loyal Companion
Anti-Hero
Mother
Appears near the beginning of the story to announce the need for change in the hero’s life and invites the hero to accept the call to adventure
Hero
Herald
Threshold Guardian
Mother
Ensures the protagonist is worthy of passing the threshold. S/he acts as one of the tests the protagonist must face on the journey.
Hero
Herald
Threshold Guardian
Mother
She uses power (magic, beauty, intellect) to make others weak or to lure them away from their task
Mentor
Shadow
Temptress
Mother
Which of the following is NOT an example of a Mentor?
Dumbledore
Molly Weasley
Professor McGonagall
Hagrid
Which of the following is NOT an example of a Loyal Companion?
Ron Weasley
Hermione Granger
Harry Potter
Which of the following is NOT an example of a Mother?
Madame Pomfrey (the Nurse)
Professor McGonagall
Molly Weasley
Neville Longbottom
True or False: A character may fit into more than one archetype.
True
False
True or False: There may be more than one of any archetype in a literary work.
True
False
Choose all of the following archetypes that are the "good guys" in a story.
Hero
Anti-Hero
Mother
Loyal Companion
Temptress
Choose all of the following archetypes that are the "bad guys" in a story.
Villain
Shadow
Shapeshifter
Herald
Temptress
This character is the ______________ in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Hero
Villain
Loyal Companion
Anti-Hero
This character is the ______________ in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Hero
Villain
Loyal Companion
Anti-Hero
This character is the ______________ in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Hero
Villain
Loyal Companion
Anti-Hero
This character is the ______________ in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Herald
Villain
Threshold Guardian
Shapeshifter
This character is the ______________ in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Herald
Villain
Threshold Guardian
Shapeshifter
