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by WOOD ANDRE

FLAT CHARACTER

A flat character is a type of character in fiction that does not change too much from the start of the narrative to its end. Flat characters are often said not to have any emotional depths.

ROUND CHARACTER

A round character is a major character in a work of fiction who encounters conflict and is changed by it. Round characters tend to be more fully developed and described than flat, or static, characters.

example

Benvolio is another flat character, who remains unchanged throughout the play. He is temperate, solid and loyal, who always tries to maintain peace and harmony between the two families and whose purpose is to support Romeo to get married to Juliet. However, the irony is that others accuse him for his hot temperament and wild attitude.

from Hamlet by William Shakespeare Yet another great example of a round character is Hamlet. He is a complex, enigmatic and mysterious character that is knowledgeable, philosophical, intelligent and thoughtful by nature. He takes hasty decisions yet he delays his revenge. His contemplative nature also becomes his tragic flaw and lack of his timely action becomes the cause of his tragedy. His personality is contradictory, while he also encounters many contradictory situations.

Function of Flat Character

Function of Flat Character The role of a flat character is to help the main character in pursuing his ambitions and goals. The flat characters often play a supporting role in the story, play or novel. Though they are not very prominent characters, they are not unimportant too, because they bring harmony, peace and comedy in the story. Writers use these characters to create a specific atmosphere in the complex narrative structure.

Function of Round Character In play writing and fiction writing, authors develop round characters to make their stories more believable and effective. These characters bring surprise to the readers’ expectations by undergoing a significant metamorphosis at the end of a narrative as compared to what they were in the initial phases. Hence, due to this development, audience can relate this transformed character with their own lives. By the end, after developing new traits, a round character also demonstrate new facets of human behavior.

Function of Round Character

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