Character drama

Japanese: 性格劇 - せいかくげき
Character drama
〘 noun 〙 A play that emphasizes the character and inner traits of a certain person and expresses the dramatic events that unfold as a result of them. Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and Moliere's "The Miser" are typical examples. ※Youth (1910-11)〈Mori Ogai〉 20 "It is said that fate plays and situation plays have become character plays."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 ある人物の性格や内面的な特性を重視し、それによって展開される劇的事件を表現する戯曲。シェークスピアの「ハムレット」、モリエールの「守銭奴」などはその代表的な例。※青年（1910‐11）〈森鴎外〉二〇「運命劇や境遇劇が性格劇になったと云ふのは」

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