Who performs the action of a story.
Protagonists
Protagonist
The character who faces the conflict.
The character who the author focuses most of the
narrative attention.
Typically the “good guy” or “hero” of the story.
Antagonists
Antagonist
The character who struggles against the protagonist.
Typically the “bad guy” or the “villain”
Some stories may not have a specific antagonist.
Supporting Characters
Supporting Characters
Can help or hinder the protagonist.
These characters help bring out character traits for
the readers or audience.
Static (Flat) Characters
Characters that stay the same through the story.
These characters are usually based around a single
idea or quality.
Most supporting characters and
antagonists are static.
We may not learn a lot about
these characters.
Dynamic (Round) Characters
Characters that grow and change over the course of
the story.
These characters may change their opinions on
things as the story goes on.
Most protagonists are dynamic.
We typically learn a lot about these
characters.
Your Turn!
Create two characters:
One must be the protagonist and one must be the antagonist
Make sure you fill in each part of the graphic organizer
Sample
Character Feelings:
Easily agitated
Character Physical Description:
Really tall, strong, wears a white
shirt with brown pants, shoes, and a
vest, green skin, large nose
Character Behavior: (Actions)
Makes fun of donkey a lot
Character Personality Traits:
Athletic, Dirty, Funny
Character Secrets, Quirks, Weaknesses, Unique Characteristics:
Very self-conscious about his appearance; despite what he says feels lonely,
not as deadly as other ogres.
Questions You Can Ask
For Each Category
Character Feelings:
Is he confident?
Is he shy?
What embarrasses her?
How does he see himself?
How does she feel when she gets a bad
grade?
Character Behavior: (Actions)
Does he have any favorite sayings?
How does she react to mean people?
How does he wake up in the morning?
Does she have any mannerisms?
Character Physical Description:
What is his favorite article of clothing?
What color/length hair does she have?
What color are his eyes?
Is there anything that sets her apart?
Does he have glasses/contact lenses?
What is his best/worst physical trait?
Character Personality Traits:
Does she have any hobbies?
Educational background or intelligence?
What are the character’s goals?
What motivates the character?
Character Secrets, Quirks, Weaknesses, Unique Characteristics:
What makes your character different?
How does your character change?
What would your character like to change most about themselves?
Create Your Own
Protagonist
Make sure your character
has a defining
characteristic.
Something that makes
your character different
than ANYONE else.
Make sure your character
undergoes some sort of
change.
Antagonist
Should have a very
opposite personality to
the protagonist.
You can add a twist at
the end where the two
characters find that
they share something in
common. This can
result in a theme.
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