Personality Definition of Terms
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literary sketch of a human virtue or vice or of a general type of human character. The second is character as the personality that is presented or realized in fiction or drama.
The third one is character is defining as one of the person of drama or novel. From those definitions, it can be assumed that characters may be widely considered as an
essential element of fictional works, especially novels and plays. Characters make the story of a literary work seems to be real. The readers can enjoy and follow the story
through the characters actions and speeches. So, it is necessary for the authors who write novels or other literary works that they have enough skills in order to present
their ideas into the story through the characters’ descriptions. From www.wikipedia.com accessed on March 15
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, 2007, there are written several types of fictional characters. Those are Iconic characters that are well known
outside of the work from which they come, for examples Superman, James Bond, Conan, etc. Dynamic characters are characters that change significantly during the
course of the story including changes insight or understanding, changes in commitment, and changes in value. Static characters do not undertake significant
changes. Whether round or flat, their personalities remain essentially stable throughout the story. This is commonly done with the secondary characters in order
to let them serve as thematic or plot elements. The other two popular kinds of character are protagonists and antagonists. Protagonist characters are considered as
the driver of the story, the one who forces the action that is defined as “Pursue and Consideration” characteristic. Antagonist characters are the characters directly
opposed to the protagonists Colwell, 1968: 15.
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In their book, Barnet, Berman, and Burto 71-72 classify four things to figure out what the characteristics of the character in the novel are, those are;