He’s motivated by a need to succeed and a drive to compete. He keeps his emotional distance, afraid of rejection. He fears failure in the workplace and getting too intimate. He’s motivated by survival, and the extreme of this character can be violent, yearning to fight, with a poor self-image and bad temper.Ģ) The Businessman (Apollo): He is entrenched in his career, planning his life, competing, success. He fears being constricted, bored, having to use his mind over body. He wants to win, and he’s fiercely protective. Every character needs to serve the interests of your plot.ġ) The Protector (Ares): He is all about being physical, spontaneous, impulsive. Don’t just pick a type because it’s interesting. Let’s take a look at eight male character types, and as you read through them, think of how these types might possibly fit into your story. Some look at Greek gods as archetypes that can be utilized in character development, and if you modernize the qualities of these gods, you can see how you might transfer those over to your novel.
These characters play various roles, and while the basic roles are ally, enemy (nemesis or antagonist), and lover, there is much more to consider than these general descriptions. Archetypes are all about personality and motivation, and by bringing in some of the traditional, established characteristics of specific archetypes, you can craft believable characters.Īs I’ve mentioned in many posts, your novel or play or short story needs a cast of characters, unless your plot is about one person alone in the world (or some world). The idea here is to find a type and go from there. We’ve been talking about archetypes over the last week, so if you’ve missed some of these posts, start with this one. While we don’t want to create cookie-cutter stereotyped characters, learning about archetypes can be tremendously helpful in character development.
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