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| Foil | A character that serves to point out differing qualities in another character |
| Messianic Figure | Reminds the reader of prophecies concerning the Messiah |
| Dynamic Character | Characters that changes or grows as the literary work progresses, can be for better or worse |
| Static Character | Character that does NOT change in the course of literary work, or shows NO growth |
| Flat Character | Characters that the reader knows little about |
| Stock Characters | Familiar characters used interchangeably in stories; young lovers, snake-oil salesman |
| Flat Character | Characters that are not developed and function as a "prop" |
| Round Character | Reveals more about themselves as the story progresses and the reader begins to see them as "real" |
| Round Character | A three dimensional character; comes to life off the page |
| Flat Character | A Two dimentional character; character remains empty |
| Figure | Stock character within the story: Hero, Villian, the Everyman, Christlike |
| Two Dimensional Character | A flat character, reader doesn't see them a "real" |
| Protagonist | Main character of the story, usually the hero |
| Antagonist | Enemy or opposing force of protagonist |
| Anti-hero | Protagonist that fails to demonstrate typical hero qualities |
| Alter-ego | "Another-self," a character who represents the voice of the author in a work |
| Archetype | The original pattern or figure which another character is made from, the first form |
| Characterization | The development of a character withing a story |
