Characters (Personages)
Characters are people or animals or natural forces represented as persons taking part in the action of a literary work. They are classified in several ways:
a) static (staying the same throughout the work) or dynamic (undergoing some change in the personality or attitude).
b) flat or round. Flat characters are simple. They are merely sketched out and not fully developed; they have only one dimension, one underlined side. Round characters are complex and fully developed; the reader come to appreciate them as if actual people.
c) main or minor (rival). The main character can also be called protagonist. Protagonist is an obviously central character in a story or play, the one whom the readers or audience are supposed to sympathize with. As a rule the protagonist is admirable and distinguished but sometimes he can on the contrary seem very ordinarily or even foolish. The synonym for protagonist is hero/heroine – a character whose actions are inspiring and noble.
In the system of personages there is such a notion as antagonist (a person or force that opposes the protagonist in the conflict); sometimes the antagonist is understood as an enemy of the hero or heroine.
Anti-hero is the central character possessing less than virtuous qualities.
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