In the play, the audience learns a lot about Hermia.

Unlike dynamic characters, they do not experience personal growth before or after the events of the play or story. These are usually the static characters who have no bearing on the advances within the story and do not change because of them. In contrast, flat characters are almost one-dimensional and uncomplicated and display only a few character traits which remain consistent but from which the audience or reader cannot really gain an understanding of the character.

These are usually the dynamic characters and the audience watches those characters develop over time and often change their stance. In A Midsummer Night's Dream there is certainly a range of round, dynamic characters who stand out from the flat, static characters because in literature, it is necessary to use different types of characters who serve different purposes and therefore audiences and readers come across the well-rounded characters to whom they can easily relate, those who are complex and have character traits which define them and which often cause conflicting emotions within those characters.

Define flat static character