The Emergence Machine

Dramatic (Character sense)

physical · Theater · Level 12 · E9

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Emergence definition

A dramatic character emerges from the person in a narrative or dramatic work, defined by personality, motivations, and development throughout the story, as a person's personality and actions shape their character, and is represented on a stage, where performance and artistic expression come together to convey meaning and tell a story.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “dramatic character” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “dramatic character”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
character
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L2L1L0Dramatic CharacterCharacterStagecraftPersonalityTheaterIdentityPerformance… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesDramatic CharacterL12CharacterL11StagecraftL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Character L11 (requires) Theater sense
    A dramatic character is a person represented in a play with distinctive personality traits, motivations, and development.
  • Stagecraft L11 (requires)
    dramatic character builds on the concept of stagecraft