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In this short chapter I want to draw together two of the main strands, that is, characters and themes — that have been running through all my suggestions for study. This is because it is the characters and themes which make a play interesting and because both these aspects of drama are favourite topics for essays and exam questions. I am going to begin with some general comments about characters and then go on to suggest ways of refining your understanding of them. I shall then examine the way in which the characters and themes of a play interrelate, and offer some guidance about identifying aspects of a theme.
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© 1988 Kenneth Pickering
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Pickering, K. (1988). Characters and themes. In: How to Study Modern Drama. How to Study Literature. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09129-4_7
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