Character analysis

Abstract

• physical traits what the character looks like, how he/she dresses, how he moves • psychological/personality traits • motivation • behavior /actions • relationships with other characters in the story, how others see/react to him/her • weaknesses/faults • strengths/virtues • moral constitution often a character will agonize over right and wrong • protagonist/antagonist does the story revolve around this character’s actions? • complex/simple personality • history and background • change has the character changed during the course of the story? What was his/her motivation? Why? • similarities and differences of the characters • Does the character have a function in the story?