1. Literary Terms
Study: The Godfather

2. The development of characters in a narrative
a dynamic character undergoes a fundamental change
a static character remains the same

3. characterization

4. Static
Dynamic

5. A film portrayal of a highly individualized character

6. character sketch

7. The main or leading character in a narrative

8. protagonist

9. The character who opposed the protagonist

10. antagonist

11. Protagonist
Antagonist

12. The principal protagonist of a film who lacks the attributes or characteristics of a typical hero but with whom the audience identifies

13. anti-hero

15. The basic struggle within the plot of a narrative
Man vs. man
Man vs. self
Man vs. society
Man vs. nature
Man vs. the supernatural or unknown

16. conflict

17. Qualities in a narrative that evoke feelings of pity or compassion

18. pathos

20. Film that aims to teach or provide moral instruction

21. didactic

22. The plan or storyline of any narrative

23. Plot

24. A minor or secondary plot or a narrative

25. subplot

27. The twisting or foiling of a narrative expectation

28. irony

29. “That’s my family, Kay, that’s not me.”

30. A hint or indication of things yet to occur in the plot

31. foreshadowing

32. Bonasera
Michael
“I'm with you now. I'm with you...”

33. Important background information for the events of a story which set up what’s at stake for the characters

34. exposition

35. The turning point of a narrative, often determining the fate of the protagonist

36. climax

37. A weak or disappointing narrative conclusion

38. anticlimax

40. The final resolution or outcome of the plot

41. denouement

42. The where and when of the narrative

43. setting

44. The effects in a narrative that produce a specific mood or impression

45. atmosphere

46. Vito Corleone’s Office
The Wedding Reception

47. A style of art developed principally in the twentieth century consisting of incongruous or jarring imagery

48. surrealism

49. Salvator Dali: Persistence of Memory

50. The opposite of a sequel, depicts action that happened before the original film

51. prequel

52. A film which continues the action and characters of an earlier film

53. sequel

54. The Godfather Part II
Prequel
Sequel