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A character whose speech and behavior are coherent, responsive, emotionally grounded, and embedded in a world where other characters also have inner lives.
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Real character
A character whose speech and behavior are coherent, responsive, emotionally grounded, and embedded in a world where other characters also have inner lives.
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"...think about it. Right? And this is what makes Agamemnon a real character to us. All right? But the other thing is that Achilles..."
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"...Agamemnon and Achilles. Okay? So not only are the two main characters have a life of their own, but the observers have a life..."
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A source-grounded reading of the Iliad as self-recognition: Achilles becomes a mirror for humiliation and pride, Homeric speech tries to control reality, and the ancient poet becomes prophet and teacher because truth is beautiful,...
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