TYPES OF CHARACTERSIN LITERATUREKaseya, Aiko C.BSMT 2C, Humanities 1308 July 2015Mr. Jaime CabreraCentro Escolar University, Manila, Philippines

I learn about types of characters in literature, electronic research, and

citing references by completing this exercise.

PROTAGONISTSANTAGONISTS

SUPPORT CHARACTERSCHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

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1. Types of ProtagonistsThere are four types of protagonists.

41. THE HERO

2. THE ANTI-HERO3. THE TRAGIC HERO4. THE CARICATURE

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HERO Superman is a fictional superhero appearing

in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is widely considered an American cultural icon. The Superman character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster in 1933; the character was sold to Detective Comics, Inc. (later DC Comics) in 1938.

 "Superman – Top 100 Comic Book Heroes". IGN Entertainment. Retrieved May 27,2011.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman

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Superman was not afraid to risk his life, he saves people just in time. He was considered as greatest hero because of his humility.

The origin story of Superman relates that he was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton, before being rocketed to Earth as an infant by his scientist father Jor-El, moments before Krypton's destruction. Discovered and adopted by a Kansas farmer and his wife, the child is raised as Clark Kent and imbued with a strong moral compass. Very early on he started to display superhuman abilities, which, upon reaching maturity, he resolved to use for the benefit of humanity.

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ANTI-HERO

ANTI-HERO Gollum is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's

legendarium. He was introduced in the 1937 children's fantasy novel The Hobbit, and became an important supporting character in its sequel, The Lord of the Rings. Gollum was a Stoor Hobbit of the River-folk, who lived near the Gladden Fields.

Originally known as Sméagol, he was corrupted by the One Ring and later named Gollum after his habit of making "a horrible swallowing noise in his throat".

 "Gollum". Lord of the Rings Fantasy World. Retrieved 28 November 2010.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gollum

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Gollum known as Sméagol was seduced by the ring. He love and despise the Ring, just as he loved and hated himself.

In the movie, he caused by a sin. He killed a person which happen when he stole the ring. In the end, his evil nature wins, and ultimately brings an end to his endeavors.

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TRAGIC HERO

TRAGIC HERO Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, Kōdo Giasu:

Hangyaku no Rurūshu), often referred to as simply Code Geass, is a Japanese anime series created by Sunrise, directed by Gorō Taniguchi, and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, with original character designs by manga authors Clamp. Set in an alternate timeline, the series focuses on how the former prince Lelouch vi Britannia obtains a power known as Geass and decides to use it to obliterate the Holy Britannian Empire, an imperial monarchy and a superpower that has been conquering various countries.

 "Code Geass: Shikkoku no Renya Manga to Launch in 2010ト". Anime News Network. 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2010-07-25.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Geass

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Every Geass was powerful and they have its own uniqueness to set the restrictions, limitations, or idiosyncrasies.

In the movie, Code Geass, Prince Lelouch can kill anyone when someone tries to catch him, insulted or pissed him and at the end of it all, doesn’t feel sorry for what he has done to achieve his goal.

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CARICATURE Phineas and Ferb is an American animated

comedy-musical television series. Originally broadcast as a one-episode preview on August 17, 2007 and again previewed on September 28, 2007, the series officially premiered on February 1, 2008 on Disney Channel, and follows Phineas Flynn and his English stepbrother Ferb Fletcher on summer vacation.

Strike, Joe. "From Swampy & Dan Emerges Phineas and Ferb", PFage 1.". Animation World Magazine. Retrieved 2009-08-26.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_and_Ferb

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Phineas and Ferb is an animated comedy television series. During their summer vacation, they invent unique things to have fun.

They are considered as caricature because of their exaggerated appearance; Phineas has a triangle shape face and Ferb has a rectangle shape face that makes them funny.

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2. Types of AntagonistsThere are five kinds of antagonists.

61. THE MAIN ANTAGONIST

2. THE NEMESIS3. THE SHAPE-SHIFTER4. THE CHANGE AGENT

5. THE ROMANTIC ANGLE

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ANTAGONIST

The Joker is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Robinson, Bill Finger, and Bob Kane, and first appeared in Batman #1 (April 25, 1940). Credit for the Joker's creation is disputed; Kane and Robinson claimed responsibility for the Joker's design, while acknowledging Finger's writing contribution. Although the Joker was planned to be killed off during his initial appearance, he was spared by editorial intervention, allowing the character to endure as the archenemy of the superhero Batman.

Eason, Brian K. (July 11, 2008). "Dark Knight Flashback: The Joker, Part I". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2014.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_(comics) Joker is a intriguing villain. He was the archenemy of a superhero Batman.

In the story, Batman, Joker was one of the antagonist. He is a crazy man and doesn’t care life. He was a happy go lucky guy.

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NEMESIS

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare at an uncertain date between 1599 and 1602. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatises the revenge Prince Hamlet is instructed to enact on his uncle Claudius. Claudius had murdered his own brother, Hamlet's father King Hamlet, and subsequently seized the throne, marrying his deceased brother's widow, Hamlet's mother Gertrude.

Smallwood (2002, 108); National Theatre reviews Retrieved: 4 December 2007.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet

Hamlet is a prince to legislate his uncle Claudius because of being a murderer and by marrying his mother Gertrude.

He controls by making a laws. He was a prince that was very difficult to defeat.

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SHAPE-SHIFTER

The Sword in the Stone is a novel by T. H. White, published in 1938, initially as a stand-alone work but now the first part of a tetralogy The Once and Future King. A fantasy of the boyhood of King Arthur, it is a sui generis work which combines elements of legend, history, fantasy and comedy. Walt Disney Productions adapted the story to an animated film, and the BBC adapted it to radio.

1939 Retro-Hugo Awards at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved April 10, 2015

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone

The sword in the stone was a novel and a fantasy movie in Disney Channel. The mystical, ‘sword in the stone’ that appears in London. Proclaiming that the one who pulls out the sword, will be the rightful king of England.

In this story, many try to remove the sword in the stone. But, a 12-year-old orphan kid name Arthur able to pulls the sword and now crowned as a king, sitting in the throne room with Archimedes; feeling completely unprepared to take the responsibility of royalty.

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Kim Possible is an American animated children's television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. It centers on Kim Possible, a teenage crime-fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the secret-agent and action genres.

Erickson, Hal. "Kim Possible [Animated TV Series]". Allmovie. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Possible

Kim Possible is a teenage crime-fighter and an agent dealing with the problems of everyday life issues.

Even she is busy in her studies, dealing with worldwide and school issues everyday she have a time to enjoy life and bond to her family.

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ROMANTIC ANGLE

The Fault in Our Stars is the sixth novel by author John Green, published in January 2012. The story is narrated by a sixteen-year-old cancer patient named Hazel Grace Lancaster, who is forced by her parents to attend a support group in the "Literal Heart of Jesus" where she subsequently meets and falls in love with the seventeen-year-old Augustus Waters, an ex-basketball player and amputee. The title is inspired by Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, in which the nobleman Cassius says to Brutus: "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves, that we are underlings."

Deahl, Rachel (January 31, 2012). "Fox Options John Green's 'Fault in Our Stars'".Publishers Weekly. Retrieved July 23, 2013.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fault_in_Our_Stars Hazel Grace Lancaster is a sixteen year old who have a cancer. He met Augustus Waters in small group and they fell in love with each other.

In this movie, it shows the romantic angle. But, in the end, Hazel Grace was only daydreaming about all of the romantic scenes in the story.

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3. Types of Support CharactersThere are six types of supporting characters.

61. THE SIDEKICK CHARACTER2. THE MENTOR CHARACTER

3. THE FOIL CHARACTER4. THE COMIC RELIEF

CHARACTER5. THE EXTRAS

6. THE CHORUS (e.g., Greek tragedy)

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A simple farmer, Sancho Panza, as his squire, who often employs a unique, earthy wit in dealing with Don Quixote's rhetorical orations on antiquated knighthood.

Angelique, Chrisafis (21 July 2003). "Don Quixote is the world's best book say the world's top authors". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 13 October 2012.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancho_Panza

Sancho Panza acts as a chaperon or escort of Don Quixote.

Before a fit of madness turned Alonso Quijano into Don Quixote, Sancho Panza was indeed his servant. During the travels with Don Quixote he keeps contact with his wife by dictating letters addressed to her.

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ROMANTIC ANGLE

Rafiki, whose name means "friend" in Swahili, resembles a mandrill with an unnaturally long tail, but is likely a baboon. He lives in a baobab tree in the Pride Lands and performs shamanistic services for the lions of Pride Rock. The character often serves as the narrator of the story, especially in video games and merchandise

"The Lion King - The Credits". lionking.org. www.lionking.org. Retrieved 21 March 2012.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Lion_King_characters#Rafiki

Rafiki often serves as the narrator of the story, especially in video games and merchandise.

In The Lion King, Rafiki is introduced in the opening scene when he travels to Pride Rock to perform newborn Simba's presentation ceremony.

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FOIL

Lord Voldemort (born Tom Marvolo Riddle) is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Voldemort first appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which was released in 1997. Voldemort appears either in person or in flashbacks in each book and film adaptation in the series, except the third, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, where he is mentioned.

"Enchanted with Potter Literature: Fans line up for hours to get their books signed". The Orange County Register. Santa Ana, CA. 26 October 1999. Retrieved28 December 2006.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Voldemort He is the leader of the Death Eaters, a group of evil

wizards and witches dedicated to ridding the Wizarding World of Muggles and establishing Voldemort as its supreme ruler.

He killed Harry's parents, and then he tried to kill Harry. He tried to curse him. Harry has to find out, before we find out. Some mysterious reason the curse didn't work on Harry.

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COMIC RELIEF

Donkey is a fictional talking donkey created by William Steig and adapted by DreamWorks Animation for the Shrek franchise. The character is voiced by Eddie Murphy.

The 50 Best Animated Movie Characters". Empire. p. 30. Retrieved February 5, 2012.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_(Shrek)

Donkey is a euphoric and talkative character, who also has a sweet tooth and hates spiders. He's always looking at the bright side of everything, trying to work it out.

Donkey tries to talk the dragon guard into allowing him and Shrek to pass and compliments the dragon, whom he discovers is a female, and the dragon is greatly pleased by Donkey's flattering and lets them pass.

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EXTRAS

Plankton is married to a supercomputer named Karen (voiced by Jill Talley). She is his W.I.F.E. (both as an acronym for "Wired Integrated Female Electroencephalograph" and in the sense of a female spouse). She appears to have her own sentient mind and enjoys putting him down, though it's shown that they love each other. She sometimes gets fed up with his antics and forbids him from returning home. She tends to give Plankton most of his ideas to steal the Krabby Patty, but he usually takes them as his own ideas, and when he fails, he usually blames Karen.

 "TY Beanie Baby - SHELDON J PLANKTON (SpongeBob Squarepants) (9 inch)". BB Toy Store. Retrieved May 2, 2013.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plankton In Spongebob Squarepants series, plankton married a

supercomputer named Karen. He and his wife plan to stole the secret recipe of the Krabby Patty.

Karen was considered one of the extras in the movie. She appears only when the story was focus in the Chum bucket.

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CHORUS

Oedipus the King is a 1968 film directed by Philip Saville based on the Athenian tragedy Oedipus the King by Sophocles. The film boasts an all-star cast, including Christopher Plummer as Oedipus, Lilli Palmer as Jocasta, Orson Welles as Tiresias, Richard Johnson as Creon, Roger Livesey as the Shepherd, and Donald Sutherland as the leading Member of the Chorus.

MacKinnon, Kenneth (1986). Greek Tragedy Into Film. Croom Helm. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-7099-4625-0. Retrieved 5 October 2012.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus_the_King Oedipus the King tells the story of Oedipus, a man who

becomes the king of Thebes, whilst in the process unwittingly fulfilling a prophecy that he would kill his father Laius and marry his mother Jocasta.

He then violated the sacred laws of hospitality by abducting and raping Chrysippus, who according to some versions, killed himself in shame.

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4. Types of Character DevelopmentThere are two types of character development.

61. THE FLAT CHARACTER

2. THE ROUND CHARACTER

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ROUND CHARACTER

Katniss Everdeen is a fictional character and the protagonist of The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Her name comes from an edible plant called katniss. Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence portrayed Katniss in the films The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. She will reprise her role in the final installment of the franchise, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.

 Margolis, Rick (November 1, 2008). "A Killer Story: An Interview with Suzanne Collins, Author of "The Hunger Games"". School Library Journal. Retrieved 30 June 2010

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=katniss&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go In Hunger games, Katniss Everdeen is a fictional character and a

protagonist in the story. She had no intention of going into the games, hoping it would not be herself before the female tribute was chosen. It had not even crossed her mind, but, when her sister was picked, she volunteered to save her, in hopes that she could actually win.

Katniss Everdeen don’t have an idea and no intention of going into the games but for the sake of her family, she risk her life.

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COMIC RELIEF

Mr. Bean is an animated television series produced by Tiger Aspect Productions and, only for its first three seasons, by Richard Purdum Productions and Varga Holdings. It is based on the British live-action series of the same name, and the characters included Mr. Bean, Irma Gobb, Teddy, and the Reliant Supervan's mysterious driver, with the new addition of Mrs. Wicket, Bean's landlady, and her evil cat Scrapper.

 "Mr Bean — Timeline". Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Bean

Mr. Bean is a comedy animated series in Disney Channel. He’s funny, jolly and naughty.

In the story, Mr. Bean was the protagonist and having a flat character in the story, he doesn’t change. He’s always funny, jolly and naughty.

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5. BRAIN EXERCISE & PRACTICEComplete NameCourse, Section, SubjectDate Completed Teacher’s NameUniversity, Country

I personalize my learning about the types of literary characters by completing

this activity.

1. NEW INPUTS2. CONNECTIONS3. APPLICATIONS

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New concepts learned In this activity, I learned the types of

characters in literature. I can able to classify and helps me to identify the characters well not only in their appearance but also their role in the story.

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This reminds me of… Movies Studies Life

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Usefulness in real situations In this activity, the types of characters

in literature helps me to build and gain more knowledge. It gives us a semblance of living reality. It also afford us the opportunity to see into the characters' hearts and examine their motivations.

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Works Cited"Superman – Top 100 Comic Book Heroes". IGN Entertainment. Retrieved May 27,2011.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman

"Gollum". Lord of the Rings Fantasy World. Retrieved 28 November 2010.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gollum

"Code Geass: Shikkoku no Renya Manga to Launch in 2010ト". Anime News Network. 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2010-07-25.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Geass

Strike, Joe. "From Swampy & Dan Emerges Phineas and Ferb", PFage 1.". Animation World Magazine. Retrieved 2009-08-26.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_and_Ferb

Eason, Brian K. (July 11, 2008). "Dark Knight Flashback: The Joker, Part I". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2014.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_(comics)

Smallwood (2002, 108); National Theatre reviews Retrieved: 4 December 2007.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet

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Works CitedErickson, Hal. "Kim Possible [Animated TV Series]". Allmovie. Retrieved May 8, 2015.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Possible

Deahl, Rachel (January 31, 2012). "Fox Options John Green's 'Fault in Our Stars'".Publishers Weekly. Retrieved July 23, 2013.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fault_in_Our_Stars

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancho_Panza

"The Lion King - The Credits". lionking.org. www.lionking.org. Retrieved 21 March 2012.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Lion_King_characters#Rafiki

Enchanted with Potter Literature: Fans line up for hours to get their books signed". The Orange County Register. Santa Ana, CA. 26 October 1999. Retrieved28 December 2006.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Voldemort

The 50 Best Animated Movie Characters". Empire. p. 30. Retrieved February 5, 2012.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_(Shrek)

TY Beanie Baby - SHELDON J PLANKTON (SpongeBob Squarepants) (9 inch)". BB Toy Store. Retrieved May 2, 2013.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plankton

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Works CitedMacKinnon, Kenneth (1986). Greek Tragedy Into Film. Croom

Helm. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-7099-4625-0. Retrieved 5 October 2012.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus_the_King

Margolis, Rick (November 1, 2008). "A Killer Story: An Interview with Suzanne Collins, Author of "The Hunger Games"". School Library Journal. Retrieved 30 June 2010

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=katniss&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go

 "Mr Bean — Timeline". Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Bean

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