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Hithcliff in Wuthering Heights
Protagonist
Not so good
Frankenstein in Frankenstein
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Antagonist
？ villain or bad character
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Whether a character is considered an protagonist in a story, is not determined by who is good and who is evil; but by who is the main character and who is their adversary or obstacle.
2. Rising Action
▪ The rising action includes all the events that lead to the climax. It also presents a series of conflicts that build toward the point of greatest interest. Suspense is building.
eg. Pi VS Richard Parker( a Bengal tiger) (stranded on a
lifeboat ) in Life of Pi. the captain VS the white whale in
Moby Dick (who destroyed his ship ad bit off his leg many years ago)
Who is the protagonist and who is the antagonist?
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Protagonist
Antagonist
Dorothy
Witch
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Protagonist
？ hero or good character
Discussion: is the protagonist always ard collapses, dead. The Doctor said "that she had died of
heart disease - of joy that kills." He thought she was so overjoyed to see him that she died.
“To be, or not to be – that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune Or to take arms against a sea of troubles And by opposing end them. To die, to sleep…”
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Work in groups to put the events in correct order.
▪ ①Mrs. Mallord, though grieving, realizes that she is now free from a
marriage in which she wasn't truly happy. So though she mourns the death of her husband, secretly she's extremely happy.
will kill her.
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Work in groups to put the events in correct order.
▪ ①Mrs. Mallord, though grieving, realizes that she is now free from a
marriage in which she wasn't truly happy. So though she mourns the death of her husband, secretly she's extremely happy.
will kill her.
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Plot Diagram (on the board)
Climax
3
Exposition
1
Rising Action
2
Falling Action
4
Resolution
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Plot Diagram (on the blackboard), one group puts event in the right place
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2 1
4 5
1. Exposition
▪ The exposition is the introduction to a story, including the primary characters' names, setting, mood, and time.
Mrs. Mallard is sickly and suffers from a weak heart. Her sister, Josephine comforts her, concerned that the news she is about to hear will kill her.
▪ ③Josephine and Richards, a friend of Mr. Brently Mallard, gently reveal
that Mr. Mallard has been killed in a railroad disaster.
▪ ④After Mrs. Mallard comes to the conclusion that she is now free to live a
happy life, Mr. Mallard, unharmed by the tragic accident, comes through the door.
▪ ⑤Mrs. Mallard is sickly and suffers from a weak heart. Her sister,
Josephine comforts her, concerned that the news she is about to hear
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Sample character map (Hamlet)
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Protagonist
Antagonist
The protagonist is the main character in a story.
The character or group of characters that stand against the protagonist
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Plot
▪ The organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story.
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Understanding the Plot of The Story of an Hour
▪ Work in groups to put the events in correct order.
▪ ②Mrs. Mallard collapses, dead. The Doctor said "that she had died of
heart disease - of joy that kills." He thought she was so overjoyed to see him that she died.
Josephine and Richards, a friend of Mr. Brently Mallard, gently reveal that Mr. Mallard has been killed in a railroad disaster.
Conflict
The struggle between two forces in the story. Conflict provides interest, suspense, and tension.
Elements of Literature
Characterization
▪ The creation of imaginary people who appear to be real to the reader.
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Work in groups to draw a character map of The Story of an Hour. Who they are, what they do, what happens to them.
-Character vs. Character * two or more characters have a problem
eg. HarryPottervs.Voldemort. -Character vs. Nature
* characters have to fight against a force of nature. Ex/ storm, disease
happy life, Mr. Mallard, unharmed by the tragic accident, comes through the door.
▪ ⑤Mrs. Mallard is sickly and suffers from a weak heart. Her sister,
Josephine comforts her, concerned that the news she is about to hear
▪ ③Josephine and Richards, a friend of Mr. Brently Mallard, gently reveal