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Types of characters

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This document defines and compares different types of characters in stories including dynamic characters who change over time, static characters who remain the same, round characters who have complex personalities, and flat characters who only have one or two traits. It also identifies the protagonist as the main good character and the antagonist as the character who opposes the protagonist.

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By Teresa Guevara
Dynamic Character A character who changes during the course of a story or novel. The change in the outlook or character is permanent.
STATIC CHARACTER A character that remains primarily the same throughout a story or novel. Events in the story do not alter a static character’s outlook, persona- lity, motivation, perception or habits.
ROUND CHARACTER A well developed character who demonstrates varied and sometimes contradictory traits.
FLAT CHARACTER A character who reveals only one, maybe two, personality traits in a story or novel and the trait(s) do not change.
PROTAGONIST The good character in the story…Often the victim or the nice character
ANTAGONIST A character in a story who is against the protagonist.

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