The roles that characters play in a story are not set by their gender. A female character could conceivably play any function in a story: protagonist, antagonist, foil, love interest, bane, nemesis, etc.
The main female character could be called the heroine.
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A character who is opposed or competes the main character. * is called the antagonist while the main character is called the protagonist,
probably either cosette or fantine
what part of the story where things turn around for the main character is called the
The main character is the protagonist, and his/her enemy is the antagonist.
The main female character of a story is often referred to as the protagonist or the heroine. They are typically central to the plot development and drive the story forward.
Hermione Granger.
The main character is called the protagonist.
the main character in literary works is called a protagonist the main character in literary works is called a protagonist
The main character of a literary work is called the protagonist.
A character who stands in the way of the main character would be called a/anA.antagonist
A heroine. If the female is a helpless character, then she is an "ingenue."
The main female character in the Tomb Raider aeries is called Lara Croft. She is played by Angelia Jolie in the films.
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Neytiri is the main female character in Avatar. She is the cheif's daughter, and is the Navi woman Jake Sully (main male character) falls in love with.
The character is called a supporting character
its called a minor character