dramatic character
C5059
concept
A dramatic character is a fictional persona in a narrative work whose desires, conflicts, and actions drive the emotional and thematic development of the story.
All labels observed (15)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| dramatic character canonical | 202 |
| tragic heroine | 32 |
| romantic hero | 14 |
| Platonic character | 13 |
| dramatic character group | 9 |
| tragic character | 5 |
| Chekhov character | 2 |
| Dramatic character | 2 |
| dramatic motif | 2 |
| tragedy character | 2 |
| Euripidean character | 1 |
| character arc | 1 |
| character in Macbeth | 1 |
| crime drama character | 1 |
| dramatic character type | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: dramatic character
Generated description
A dramatic character is a fictional persona in a narrative work whose desires, conflicts, and actions drive the emotional and thematic development of the story.
Instances (286)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Ramsden | — |
| Barbara Undershaft | — |
| Andrew Undershaft | — |
| Adolphus Cusins | — |
| Charles Lomax | — |
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Andrew Undershaft is an armaments manufacturer
surface form:
Andrew Undershaft
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— |
| Major Paul Petkoff | — |
| Louka | — |
| Sir George Crofts | — |
| Boss Mangan | — |
| Lady Utterword | — |
| Dr. Ridgeon | — |
| Queen Elizabeth II in The Announcement | — |
|
Nikiya in La Bayadère
surface form:
Nikiya
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tragic heroine |
| John Tanner | — |
| Eugene Marchbanks | — |
| Prince of Guastalla | — |
| Count Appiani | — |
| Marinelli | — |
| Claudia Galotti | — |
| Louis Dubedat | — |
| Christine Mannon | tragic character |
| Lavinia Mannon | tragic heroine |
| Orin Mannon | — |
| Simeon Cabot | — |
| Peter Cabot | — |
| Eben Cabot | — |
| Madame Deschapelles | — |
| Beauseant | — |
| Odoardo Galotti | — |
| Myrrhine | — |
| Lampito | — |
| Peisthetaerus | — |
| Praxagora | — |
| Cario | — |
| Young Fashion | — |