Round character
A character with psychological depth, complexity, and multiple contradictions who develops throughout narrative.
Real World
Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice is a round character — witty yet prejudiced, independent yet wrong — and Austen uses her contradictions to satirise social class assumptions while keeping readers genuinely uncertain about her judgements.
Exam Focus
Cite specific contradictions or moments of internal conflict as evidence of roundness; don't just assert complexity without textual support.
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