CHARACTER, CHARACTERIZATION AND DIALOGUE
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https://doi.org/10.46991/AFA/2023.19.1.144Keywords:
characterization, dialogue, text interpretation, author, authorial intentionAbstract
Text interpretation has always been a most intricate and challenging task due to various elements that work in unison to create the desired aesthetic impression on the reader. Characters, being one of the underlying elements of fiction, make the task even more challenging since they act as “a net of voices”. The author, the narrator and the characters, that most frequently, appear as independent individuals, speak in one voice. Hence, the analysis of dialogue on the semantic and meta-semiotic levels may serve as not only an efficient tool in revealing the dynamics of a certain piece of writing, but also a means of characterization of personages portrayed. To be noted, dialogue is a widely used technique by writers to reveal the true nature of the characters indirectly. In case the reader is able to disclose the nature of the characters, he/she may get an access to the hidden intention of the author.
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