characterArc

P20798

predicate

Indicates the developmental journey or transformation a character undergoes over the course of a narrative.

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All labels observed (35)

Label	Occurrences
characterArc canonical	1,614
characterDevelopment	246
hasCharacterArc	159
emotionalArc	106
dramaticArc	79
associatedWithCharacterArc	28
undergoesCharacterDevelopment	26
followsCharacterArc	15
hasCharacterDevelopment	15
characterDevelopmentFocus	13
hasEmotionalArc	11
personalityArc	11
hasPersonalityArc	8
notableCharacterDevelopment	8
followsCharacterArcOf	6
characterDevelopmentArc	4
personalityChange	4
protagonistDevelopment	4
undergoesCharacterDevelopmentIn	4
characterArcSummary	2
characterDevelopmentTrait	2
filmCharacterArc	2
leadCharacterArc	2
characterArcInCreedII	1
characterArcOfGora	1
characterEvolution	1
characterProgression	1
describesCharacterArc	1
featuresCharacterDevelopment	1
followsCharacterJourney	1
hasCharacterArcDescribedAs	1
hasCharacterArcOf	1
mainCharacterArc	1
primaryProtagonistJourney	1
protagonistArc	1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction

Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'

Input

Predicate: characterArc

Generated description

Indicates the developmental journey or transformation a character undergoes over the course of a narrative.

Sample triples (2,381)

Subject	Object
Anthony Hopkins as Stevens	gradual recognition of emotional loss ⓘ
Principal Nathan Gardner	struggles with responsibilities as principal via predicate surface "hasCharacterArc" ⓘ
Principal Nathan Gardner	develops changing relationship with Charlie Bartlett via predicate surface "hasCharacterArc" ⓘ
Jamal Lyon	rise to musical stardom ⓘ
Jamal Lyon	struggle with addiction ⓘ
Jamal Lyon	reconciliation with family ⓘ
Jack Robin	leaves home to pursue show business ⓘ
Jack Robin	returns to reconcile with his family ⓘ
Cholly Breedlove	degeneration and moral collapse ⓘ
Jackie Burkhart in That '70s Show surface form: Jackie Burkhart	becomes more mature over the series ⓘ
Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood surface form: Daniel Plainview	rise from lone prospector to powerful oil tycoon ⓘ
Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood surface form: Daniel Plainview	descent into isolation and madness ⓘ
Miranda Priestly	tests and indirectly mentors Andrea Sachs ⓘ
The Witch surface form: The Witch (Into the Woods)	from vengeful and controlling to vulnerable and disillusioned ⓘ
Dr. Alfred Jones	gains emotional openness via predicate surface "characterDevelopment" ⓘ
William Cage	becomes skilled warrior via predicate surface "characterDevelopment" ⓘ
William Cage	becomes self-sacrificing via predicate surface "characterDevelopment" ⓘ
Ken	from dependence on Barbie to self-discovery ⓘ
Nel Wright	struggle with identity ⓘ
Nel Wright	struggle with loyalty ⓘ
Nel Wright	struggle with moral judgment ⓘ
Morton in Jane Eyre surface form: Morton (Jane Eyre)	Jane’s moral and spiritual testing via predicate surface "associatedWithCharacterArc" ⓘ
Morton in Jane Eyre surface form: Morton (Jane Eyre)	St. John Rivers’ missionary ambitions via predicate surface "associatedWithCharacterArc" ⓘ
Celia Coplestone is a young woman seeking spiritual meaning surface form: Celia Coplestone	from emotional dependence to spiritual dedication ⓘ
Chris Keller	from loyalty to confrontation with his father via predicate surface "dramaticArc" ⓘ
Chris Keller	from idealism to tragic awareness via predicate surface "dramaticArc" ⓘ
Khadija	evolving maturity via predicate surface "characterDevelopment" ⓘ
Bob Rainsford	from confident hunter to empathetic survivor ⓘ
Nathan Maloney	coming-of-age ⓘ
Andrea Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada surface form: Andrea Sachs	from naive outsider to competent insider and back to independent journalist ⓘ
Oda Mae Brown	accepts her genuine psychic abilities ⓘ
Jacob Latimore as Langston	from anger and confusion to understanding and hope ⓘ
Cassandra Cillian	coping with terminal illness via predicate surface "hasEmotionalArc" ⓘ
Cassandra Cillian	seeking redemption via predicate surface "hasEmotionalArc" ⓘ
Sergeant Joe Bomowski	learns to accept his mother’s involvement in his life ⓘ
Joseph Cooper	from reluctant farmer to self-sacrificing explorer ⓘ
Agnes Ayres as Lady Diana Mayo	from defiant independence to conflicted romantic attachment ⓘ
Willy Loman	psychological decline via predicate surface "dramaticArc" ⓘ
Willy Loman	financial failure via predicate surface "dramaticArc" ⓘ
Willy Loman	suicidal resolution via predicate surface "dramaticArc" ⓘ
Commander Schultz	transitions from loyal officer to opponent of the regime ⓘ
Javier Peña	increasing disillusionment with the drug war ⓘ
Javier Peña	struggle with personal ethics ⓘ
Ezekiel Jones	becomes more heroic over time via predicate surface "characterDevelopment" ⓘ
Jessa Johansson	struggle for stability via predicate surface "hasCharacterArc" ⓘ
Jessa Johansson	search for identity via predicate surface "hasCharacterArc" ⓘ
Jessa Johansson	recovery from addiction via predicate surface "hasCharacterArc" ⓘ
Saladin Chamcha	struggles with hybrid Anglo-Indian identity ⓘ
Saladin Chamcha	experiences alienation in England ⓘ
Saladin Chamcha	reconciles with his father in Bombay ⓘ