Characterization through Dialogue Characterization through Language

c. Characterization through Dialogue

Reaske states “speaking to others also sheds a great deal of light on character’s personality” Reaske, 1966: 46 – 48. The characterization of a character in a drama can be seen through its speech with another character in the script. “Perhaps the best reflection of character can be found in a person’s actions” Boggs, 1978: 44. The characterization can be seen through her actions toward something that happened, how she reacts toward something can reveal her characterization. Usually, her actions are established to reflect the quality of the particular personality. The way the character reacts toward something that happens around her can be reflect her personality. Actions are done by a character to build its characterization, since actions can reflect themselves. The character’s personality can be judged by her actions toward her environment. In addition, the action of the character can be seen through the description of the character’s movement in the script.

d. Characterization through Language

The used of words depends on the class of the character in the story, each class has different way to choose the words that they use. Reaske states that the characterization of the character can also be seen thr ough the character’s choice of words, what kind of words are used by the character, and the way the character use the words Reaske: 1966, 46 – 48. Here, the characterization can also be seen through the character’s attitude while the character is performing to pronounce the speech. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI What the character says in the film is an elements that can reveal her, but it is not only about what the character says, how the character says what she says can also reveal her characterization Boggs, 1978: 44. What and how the character says can be seen through her choice of words, stress, pitch, and also grammar, sentence structure, and vocabulary. Those things can be seen as the elements to show her characterization. The words that are used by the character in the story can depict its characterization since the words and its elements, include grammar and vocabulary that are different from one person to another, one class to another class.

e. Characterization through Hidden Narration