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[q] a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story.
[a] Character
[q] a twin or double of some character, usually in the form of an evil twin.
[a] Doppelganger
[q] giving human traits or attributes to animals, inanimate objects or other non-human things.
[a] Anthropomorphism
[q] the opposite of the protagonist, or main character. Typically, this is a villain of some kind, but not always!
[a] Antagonist
[q] an idea, symbol, pattern, or character-type, in a story. It’s any story element that appears again and again in stories from cultures around the world
[a] Archetype
[q] an enemy, often a villain. A _______ isn’t just any ordinary enemy, though – the ________ is the ultimate enemy, the arch-foe that overshadows all the others in power or importance.
[a] Nemesis
[q] the tragic flaw or error that reverses a protagonist’s fortune from good to bad.
[a] Hamartia
[q] a secondary self. It’s almost always a second identity or life that is being hidden from a person or character’s friends, family, and others around them.
[a] Alter Ego
[q] supporting character who has attributes precisely the opposite of a main character.
[a] Foil
[q] when a character has excessive arrogance and pride.
[a] Hubris
[q] “main character.” The story circles around this character’s experiences, and the audience is invited to see the world from his or her perspective.
[a] Protagonist
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List of Terms