The crucible

Indirect characterization

• the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, thoughts

• when the author makes statements about a character's personality directly to the reader

• characters that are undeveloped in a text

• a story with a double meaning

Characters

• words that paint a picture

• the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text

• People, animals, or objects who do the acting in a play

• characters that are well developed in a text

Stage directions

• a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story

• an object representing another to give it an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant

• complex undergo development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise the reader

• In parenthesis or italics to give extra information to the actors

Dialogue

• a conversation between two (or more) characters

• a solitary speech in which the character is speaking to himself or herself

• characters that do not change throughout the course of a work

• a story with a double meaning

Soliloquy

• a comment that conveys a different meaning than what it may seem to be

• a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary

• a situation in which the outcome is contrary to what is expected

• A solitary speech in which the character is speaking to himself or herself

Drama

• a piece of literature where the story is meant to be acted

• characters that are well developed in a text

• characters that are underdeveloped in a text

• words that paint a picture

Aside

• a conversation between two (or more) characters

• A character breaks the fourth wall to interact with the audience

• characters that do not change throughout the course of a work

• a situation in which the outcome is contrary to what was expected

Monologue

• a piece of literature where the story is meant to be acted

• a story with a double meaning

• complex and undergo development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise the reader

• a solitary speech in which the actor is speaking uninterruptedly and the other characters may or may not be listening

Direct characterization

• when the author makes statements about a character's personality directly to the reader

• a story with a double meaning

• a conversation between to (or more) people

• characters that do not change throughout the course of a work

Static Character

• words that paint a picture

• characters that are underdeveloped in a text

• character that are well developed in a text

• characters that do not change throughout the course of a work