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Rika Devita
Ririn Nuriawati
Risdawaty Labomenababan
INTRODUCTION
TO DRAMA
characters
THE TERMINOLOGY OF DRAMA
• In literature,a chracater is a verbal representation of a
human being as presented to us by authors through the
depiction of actions interpretion
,conversation,description,reaction,inner thoughts and
reflections, and also through the author’s own
interpretive commentary.
• Characters are fictitious creations and thus the
dramatist my be judge with regard to their ability in the
art of characterization.
CHARACTES IN ACTION
The analyzingof characters is a great deal by observing
their actions in plays.
How do they behave in different situations.
How do they differ from one another in their bahvior when
sharing the same situation.
How is their action made logical by what we know of their
thoughts and motives.
MOTIVATION OF CHARACTERS
oHope for reward
oLove
oFear of failure
oReligious feeling
oRevenge
oGreed
ojealousy
THE TYPE OF CHARACTERS
There are basically two kind or types of character
• Flat characters is a type of character in fiction that does not
change too much from the start of the narrative to its end. Flat
characters are often said not to have any emotional depth.
• 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
THE ROLES OF CHARACTERS
• Protagonist
• Antagonist
• Deuteragonist
• Tertiary characters
• Love interest
• Confidant
• Foil character
• Dynamic/changing character
• Static/unchanging character
• Stock character
• Symbolic character
• Round character
TECHNIQUES OF CHARACTERIZATION
AUTHORIAL
EXPLICIT DESCRIPTIONS OF CHARACTERS IN
AUTHOR COMMENTARY OR STAGE
DIRECTIONS; TELLING NAMES
IMPLICIT CORRESPONDENCES AND
CONTRASTS; IDIRECTLY
CHARACTERIZING NAMES
FIGURAL
CHARACTERS’ DESCRIPTIONS OF
AND COMMENTS ON OTHER
CHARACTERS; ALSO SELF-
CHARACTERIZATION
PHYSICAL APPERANCE,GESTURE
AND FACIAL EXPRESSIONS (BODY
LANGUAGE); MASKS AND
COSTUMES; STAGE PROPS,SETTING;
BEHAVIOR; VOICE; LANGUAGE
(STYLE,REGISTER,DIALECT,ETC.);
TOPICS ONE DISCUSSES
Thank you