Character and Characterization v Character is a verbal

Character and Characterization. v Character is a verbal representation of a figure in a work of fiction.

v. Characterization introduction, presentation and description of characters in a work of fiction. The ability to characterize the people of his imagination successfully is one of the chief attributes of a writer, although modern fiction may sometimes dispense with characterization. v Example: The Great Gatsby.

6. Flat Character. v. They are not described well. v They do not change, develop and grow in the story. v They usually have one or two traits and can be summed up easily. v They are the opposite of the round character. v Flat does not change has one develop and one change. v Example: Harry Potter by W. Shakespeare. v Romeo & Juliet by J. K. Rowling.

Round Character. v 9. They can recognize, change, develop and adjust to situations. v They are complex has many sides and touch lives at many points. v The characters usually change in the story because of the experience. v Example: Aspects of the Novel E. M. Forster. v Winston Smith, by George Orwell. (1984)

Stock (Stereotype) Character. v 13. A stock character is a familiar figure who appears regularly in certain literary forms. v Among the most familiar stock characters of contemporary ficiton and cinema are the tough realistic and cynical detective, the golden – hearted whore the absent minded professor, and the strong, silent man of the West (U. S) who rides out of dawn, rights a wrong and rights into the sunset. v Example: Hamlet, by William Shakespeare.

v 15. Protagonist is a leading character or one of the major characters in a drama.

v 17. Antagonist a person or something who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something.