What is Characterization?
'''Characterization''' is the [[idea]] of making [[Fictional character|character]]s for a [[narrative]].<ref>Harrison, Martin. 1998. ''The Language of Theatre''. London: Routledge. {{ISBN|0-87830-087-2}}.(pp 51-2)</ref> It is a [[literary element]] and may be used in [[drama]]tic [[The arts|works of art]] or everyday [[conversation]]. Characters can be shown by description. They can also be shown through their [[speech]], thoughts, or actions. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{Wayback |date=20071111054413 |url=http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/lis6585/class/litelem.html |title=Outline on Literary Elements }} by Dr. Marilyn H. Stauffer of the [[University of South Florida]] *[http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/LTCharacter.html Character and characterisation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111183615/http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/LTCharacter.html |date=2007-11-11 }} in [http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/LiteraryTermsIndex.html#AlphabetTop ''The UVic Writer's Guide''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012094604/http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/LiteraryTermsIndex.html#AlphabetTop |date=2007-10-12 }} (from the University of Victoria) *[http://web.media.mit.edu/~bkort/Drama.html Drama Theory] *[http://www.darcypattison.com/revision/30-days-to-stronger-characters/ 15 Days to Stronger Characters] *[http://gordianplot.com/index.php?title=Character_thesaurus Characterisation thesaurus for writers] {{lit-stub}} [[Category:Fiction]] [[Category:Literary terms]] [[Category:Narratology]]