The battle now became general; the dramatis personaeranged on either side.
Chapter 19: In which the scene changes; the dramatis personae remaining the same.
The following are the Dramatis Personae of the second plan:-- Sir Rowland Harpur.
The consequence of all this is, that the dialogue, from beginning to end, is a continued sparkling of polish and point: and the whole of the Dramatis Personae might be comprised under one common designation of Wits.
The list of the Dramatis Personae (to which however he did not afterwards adhere) is as follows:-- Old Oscar.
In this species of comedy the dramatis personae were masked and always impersonated certain definite characters, and the dialogue was improvised.
In particular, the artists, on the stage and on the canvas, in story and in song, assimilated their dramatis personae to their own nationality and their own time.
Shepherds and nymphs constitute the personae of the masque proper, while those of the antimasque are supplied by a band of Bocotian clowns, who come to challenge the Arcadians to the dance.
In the first place the romance contains no really pastoral characters, the personae being all either shepherds in their disguise only, or else, like Greene's Doron and Carmela, burlesque characters of the rustic tradition.
A glance at the dramatis personae reveals a curious artificial symmetry which, as we shall shortly see, is significant of the spirit in which Fletcher approached the composition of his play.
There are five 'shepherds' among the dramatis personae of Mydas, but they appear in one scene only (IV.
The dramatis personae include a full cast from the Arcadia; and somewhat more stress appears to be laid on the pastoral elements than is the case in either of the printed plays.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "personae" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
