Neither of the two chiefdramatis personae was capable of properly interesting a theatrical audience.
In the Comedy, the number of dramatis personae is exceedingly large.
Sophocles, however, so dialogued this part of the drama, that it has no appearance of a contrivance to instruct, but seems a natural conversation of the dramatis personae.
The Latin names are preserved in the dramatis personae, and the first, second, and fifth acts, have been nearly translated from Terence.
A list of characters, it is true, may also affect one with acute anticipations of boredom; but I have never yet found a play less tedious by reason of the suppression of the "Dramatis Personae.
One word may perhaps be said on the recent fashion--not to say fad--of suppressing in the printed play the traditional list of "Dramatis Personae.
It comments on the plot, not daring so much actively to interfere, as uttering reflections on the conduct of the dramatis personae, and referring all obscure events to the arbitrament of heaven.
Exquisite Proportion observed in his Treatment of the Dramatis Personae.
He has none of the long speeches on which Euripides relied for setting forth the flux and reflux of contending motives, or for making clear the attitude adopted by his dramatis personae.
Scraps of them are sung by one of the dramatis personae, old Merrythought, whose speciality is a damnable iteration of ballad fragments.
The wrangle became high and abusive, and was fast hastening into polemical theology, when the dramatis personae offered to settle it in a peaceable way, by fighting out the battle on the green.
Others of the dramatis personae verge on caricature, but the story has many exhilarating moments.
That I might be turned loose," says one of his dramatis personae, "to try my fortune amongst the whole fry in a college or an inn of court!
So far as Fletcher's dramatis personae are concerned, there is truth in this; but why couple Beaumont with him?
The story is identical with the one so often told in prose and poetry, but the dramatis personae differ.
Yet, out of this dramatic situation the author makes nothing at all, but treats it as coolly as his dramatis personae do themselves.
The modern aims at the presentation of tragic situations, immediately produced and brought about by the free action of the dramatis personae.
To reconstruct the mode of life of the Theocritean dramatis personae is not a matter of much difficulty.
You see, Jane, they are all at a sumptuous banquet, all the dramatis personae, except the poet.
You misunderstand my question," replied Cibber, calmly; "I know your dramatis personae but where the devil are your actors?
He then seized some sheets of paper fished out some old dramatic sketches, and a list of dramatis personae, prepared years ago, and plunged into a comedy.
Dramatis personae#: persons represented in a drama or in a story.
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