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| the method in which an author develops characters and their personalities |
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| the method of character development in which the author simply tells what the character is like |
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| indirect characterization |
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| the process by which the personality of a character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, thoughts, and emotions |
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| a literary or dramatic character who does not change at all, or who remains almost entirely the same, throughout the course of a play or story |
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| a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude |
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| a well-developed character having many traits, thoughts and feelings |
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| a simple, one-dimensional character, about whom little is revealed throughout the course of the work |
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| subordinate (incidental) character |
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| a character who may be less important to the story than the protagonist or the antagonist, but is still important to the plot and/or reveals information about the main character |
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| a force or desire that causes a character to think, feel, act, or behave in a certain way |
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| a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) and so highlights parts of the main character's personality |
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| the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work |
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| the character or force that opposes the protagonist |
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| an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction |
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