Archetype vs. Prototype vs. Stereotype

I am listening to a book about writing and it talks about character archetypes, like lovers, outlaws, sages, heroes, anti-heroes etc. And the author claims that archetypes are very different from stereotypes, although the explanation is kind of very convincing at the time, but afterwards, I think I still feel it's not so clear. I … Continue reading Archetype vs. Prototype vs. Stereotype