A stock charcter is in drama im not shaw but is it A PERSON THAT CARRY'S ALL THE PROPS FOR A PLAY OR SOMETHING if you could put a better description please do thanks from bethy xx
2006-11-19 07:56:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Referring to a character as a "stock character" usually means they are a stereotype with no real dimensions. By that I mean that they are often not the main character in a drama or book, but a background character that the writer doesn't need to develop and the reader/viewer doesn't really need to get to know to enjoy the plot of the drama or book. They are stock in the sense that they are sort of off-the-peg-one-size-fits-all characters like ... the dim-witted sidekick, the feisty girl, the dithery old lady etc ... and have nothing to do with theatrical props!
2006-11-19 08:10:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-22 04:15:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A 'stock character' is a character that features only ONE motivation that 'consumes' his or her personality. Stock characters were developed in Commedia Del Arte... an Italian form of improvisational comedy that troupes would take on the road... basically making fun of politicians. Typical 'stock' characters... that were played by many different performers during that era of drama were... 'Harlequino' a servant who constantly outwitted his master and was driven by the constant hunger for food... 'Pantelone', the miser,... every thing he ever does is driven by a thirst for gold or money. 'The Lovers'... who do every thing possible, even to their own detriment, to acquire 'love'.
2006-11-19 08:22:20 · answer #3 · answered by markus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A stereotype.
The harpy wife.
The genial drunk.
The whore with a heart.
I like the person who carries all the props, though. Made me smile.
2006-11-20 04:02:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to put it in simple terms, a stock character is one that fill out the play. background characters, so to speak. for instance, the town drunk. its a common theme in literature and theatre for there to be a town drunk. since he isnt a main character, he dosent need to be developed like other characters do.
2006-11-19 08:31:28 · answer #5 · answered by aislinn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_character
2006-11-19 08:15:42 · answer #6 · answered by KT Jane 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋