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| Picture perfect or fully rounded characters? |
How well do you know your characters?
Physical
Personality
Temperament
Background
Relationships
Roles
History
Social traits
Point of view
Values
Their responses:
Intelligence
Creativity
Mannerisms
Idiosyncrasies
Interests
Likes and dislikes
How does the plot develop the character?
How does the character affect the plot and its resolution?
HOW WAS THE CHARACTER TREATED? WHAT IS THEIR MOTIVATION?
CONSTANTLY COMPARED:
If a character has been compared with others regularly some possible effects are:
sibling rivalry
inferiority complex
hatred
jealousy
WATER
An introverted and phlegmatic personality may be made up of these temperaments:
Unsociable
Passive
Careful
Thoughtful
Peaceful
Controlled
Reliable
Even
Calm
This kind of character’s emotional response is likely to be:
Nervousness
Pensiveness
Passivity
Tolerance
LEXICON OF EMOTIONS - CONTINUED ;)
calculating, callous, calm, cantankerous, capricious, captivated, carefree, careless, casual, catty, cautious, centred, certain, challenged, charming, cheeky, cheerful, cherished, childish, chivalrous, chuffed, churlish, civil, clueless, coerced, combative, commanding, committed, compelled, competitive, complacent, compliant, concerned, condescending, confident, conflicted, confrontational, confused, conscientious, constant, consumed, contemptuous, content, contrary, contrite, controlling, convinced, cool, cooperative, cordial, cornered, courageous, courteous, courtly, cowardly, coy, crabby, craven, crazed, crazy, credulous, critical, cross, crude, cruel, cultured, cunning, curious, cursed, cynical
HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?
HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?
