英语选修课程要学的东西

through the difficulties he encounters, often because
they share with him certain beliefs and attitudes.
Secondary characters

The important dramatic function of mirror character:
When a character meets with conflict in the pursuit of goal, the character is forced to critically reconsider his motivation and the result is character growth.
Motivation,conflict,character growth

Conflict 1. to cause problems for the character in the pursuit of his goal; 2. to make drama; 3. to make action advance; 4. to reveal that character.
Motivation,conflict,character growth

Character development occurs for the character 1.has a definite motivation and definite goal, 2.meets with definite conflict and obstacles in the realization of that goal.

The mirror character is the character most clearly
aligned with (与…结盟)，and supportive of, the
protagonist.

Mirror characters offer support to the protagonist
Secondary characters

The romance character ( or “love interest”) is the character with whom the protagonist is romantically involved.

1.The romance character may be the prize to be gained when the

Motivation,conflict,character growth

Although both the four-function model of cast design can be useful, they are ultimately inadequate because they do not take into account one crucial feature of characterization in films ---the phenomenon of character development. Film character are not merely static “types”, “functions”, but figures that are transformed as they progress through the narrative.
the narrative,or even to correspond to certain mythological(神
话的) “archetypes”. Character will grow and develop through the course of the film, but because their growth cannot be described it must be shown through action.
The Categories of the Characters

Characters in films can be diveded into three basic “functions” (or categories):
1.main characters
2.secondary characters 3.minor characters. Each of these functions has a certain role to play.
Main Character

1.the most important character in a film; 2.the character of greatest interest;
3. usually the “protagonist”.
The actions trigger the chain of causesax of the film is normally a direct confrontation between the
protagonist and the antagonist/ forces of antagonism.
Secondary characters
drive the plot forward. Occasionally, the protagonist is not the
main character.
Main Character

E.g. Citizen Kane（《公民凯恩》）
The main character(the most important character) is Kane himself. Kane is , however, dead, and so cannot functions as a protagonist and drive the actionforward. In this case, the protagonist is the journalist who is investigation Kane and unearthing（挖掘）his dark secrets.


the opposition character;
the mirror character;

the romance character.
Secondary characters

The opposition character（also known as the “antagonist（反面主角） “ ） is the character who opposes the intentions of the protagonist; Antagonists stand in the way of progagonists and create obstacles for them.
Secondary characters

Secondary characters are those who interact with the protagonist and have significant impact on the development of the narrative, divided into three main functions:

Anagonists are usuallly individual figures, but they often also represent the
whole system against which the protagonist is fighting.

Occasionally, there may be no single human antagonist but only “forces of antagonism”.
main plot is resolved;

2. The relationship between the protagonist and the romance character may function as the main subject of the subplot.
In some sense, the romance character are always be viewed as a character combining the function of mirror character and antagonist.
Conflict
Two main forms of conflicts: 1.Outer conflict (external forces) :
either other characters with different goals and intentions, or non-personal forces such as society, a value system, or even nature itself.
1. Engage in regular dialogue with the protagonist; 2. Help protagonist to formulate his goals; 3.Help the audience to understand the protagonist’s character and situation.
1. Without characters there can be no narrative
2. without performance characters cannot be presented to the audience.
character and performance