| A | B |
|---|
| major characters | The most important characters in the story. |
| minor characters | Characters who play small, incidental roles. |
| protagonist | The character who has the most important conflict of the story to resolve. |
| antagonist | The character who blocks the main character or is involved in the main character's central conflict. |
| hero | An especially noble or admirable male main character |
| heroine | An especially noble or admirable female main character. |
| villain | An evil character who tries to prevent a hero from reaching a goal. |
| round character | A character who seems real because he or she has many different, fully developed character traits. |
| flat character | An easily described, one-dimensional character. |
| dynamic character | A character who grows, matures, or experiences considerable change in the course of the story. |
| static character | A character who is still the same at the end of the story. |
| foil | A character who contrasts sharply with another character. |
| stereotype | A character who represents a fixed idea or bias about a group of people. |
