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Definitions
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A character you do not know well.
What is a flat character
100
A character mentioned only briefly.
What is a minor character
100
A flat character can also be called a two-dimensional character.
True
100

  • a special kind of character who the main character confides in and is usually static

Confidant

200
A character you know a lot about.
What is a round character
200
The opposing character or force of the protagonist
What is an antagonist character
200
A protagonist is more likely to be a sympathetic character than the antagonist.
True
200

a special kind of flat character who is instantly recognizable to most readers. EX:  the shushing old, white-haired librarian

Stock

300
A character who stays the same throughout a story.
What is a static character
300
The main character in the story, sometimes "the hero".
What is a protagonist
300
A character who maintains the same attitudes for the duration of a story is a dynamic character
False
300

These characters fulfill background or “filler” roles.

Stock

400
A character who undergoes an important inner change in beliefs, personality, or attitude.
What is a dynamic character
400
Shrek is what kind of character
Protagonist
400
Minor characters are crucial to the plot development.
True
400

Simba confides in the baboon, Rafiki

Confidant

500

a special kind of character who is used to enhance another character through contrast.

Foil

500
Prince Charming (from Shrek) is what kind of character
Antagonist
500
The antagonist is sometimes called "the hero".
False
500

The wicked witch is this for Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz

Foil