Definition of Round Character. A round character in a novel, play, or story is a complex personality.Like real people, they have depth in feelings and passions. For instance, in the movie “Shrek,” the main character says “‘Ogres are like onions,” which means that, what appears to them is not the only truth.Rather, there is something more inside them.
Flat characters don’t have a back story. They experience no change throughout the story, they’re usually the villains or background characters. You don’t get to know the feelings of a flat character.
