Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Character Archetypes
- Hero
- The Classic Protagonist
- Whom the readers associate most
- They put aspirational values and
welfare of others before thier own
- Achieves the goal of the
story by sacrafice
- The Mentor
- Helps the hero in some way
- Typical mentors are old and wise
- Furnish important skills
and advice
- Threshhold Gaurdian
- Provides obstacles for the hero
- Appears before hero sets out on
thier journey
- Crossing threshold symbolizes
change and growth in hero
- Often is neutral character
(sometimes can be antagonist)
- The Herald
- Announces important events
verbally
- Provides information that triggers the hero
into original action
- Emphasizes the importance of an event
- Shapshifter
- Character that changes in the
story
- Similar to a dynamic character
- Their alleagiance is uncretain
- The Shadow
- Provides tension and anxiety in
the story
- Typically the main antagonist
- Provide obstacles along the way
- Trickster
- Provides entertainment in
the story
- Can be a good or bad
character
- May remind us to lighten up and
see the funny side of things