sing.>> dramatis persona // plu. >> dramatis personae | Explanation: persona = the mask worn by actors in Greco-Roman drama. "Greimas and Courtés state that the term **"actor"** has gradually replaced "character" and **"dramatis persona"**, extending its use outside the purely literary". ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Dramatis Personae "Dramatis Personae" refers to the cast of characters in a play or poem or story. In this course you will have an opportunity to explore the creation of character, the development of "voice," and the nature of self through the vehicle of the persona. You will be expected to invent and develop **a persona** and to write *monologues*, poems, scenes, and other assignments in **the voice of that persona**. You will also be expected to design and complete a project in which your persona plays a major role" ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ "You know how Henry Emerson Foster wrote a book called 'How to be a Real Person'? Translated into it's original terms, that means 'How to be a Genuine Fake.' Because the person is the mask, **the 'persona' worn by actors in Greco-Roman drama**. They put a mask on their face which had a megaphone-shaped mouth which projected the sound in an open- air theater. So **the 'dramatis persona' at the beginning of a play is the list of masks**, and the word 'person,' which means 'mask,' has come to mean the real you. 'How to be a Real Person.' Imagine." ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Have a nice day!
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\"**Dramatis Persona Cassandra** (f). Synopsis \"The Trojan prophetess Cassandra, now a contemporary feminist, wonders why no one can hear or believe her prophecies. ..\". www.heniford.net/1234/1f_tcc.htm ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ If you understand Spanish, here is something very interesting. Sorry, I could not find it in English... :( \"**Persona** es término latino y, entre sus significados está el de *máscara*. *Persona es el personaje*, y por eso *los personajes de la obra teatral son **\"dramatis personae\"**. A veces se hace derivar persona del verbo persono (infinitivo personare), \'sonar a través de algo\' -de un orificio o concavidad-, \'hacer resonar la voz\'. como la hacía resonar el actor trágico a través de la máscara. El actor \'enmascarado\' es, así, alguien \'personado\', personatus. Retengamos este algo, este orificio atravesado por el sonar, como el cuerpo necesario para que haya goce. El cuerpo en su puesto bajo la máscara que cubre el semblante del que actúa, muestra la apariencia necesaria al decir\". www.eolrosario.org.ar/cartele_text10.htm ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ============================== DRAMATIS PERSONA as plural, as well. Sometimes, \"dramatis persona\" also refers to more than one person, that is to say, a group people playing the same role. \"Leaders and managers are often responsible for assembling a cast of characters in a complex enterprise, and for giving the corporation its **dramatis persona identity** (character)\". cbae.nmsu.edu/~dboje/septet/characters.htm ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DRAMATIS PERSONA = DRAMATIS PERSONAE A brief introduction to the **characters** of the LaJnaD series Brigid Giles: Biological daughter of Abbey Giles and Wesley Wyndham-Pryce, adopted by Rupert Giles after her mother\'s death in 1998. The Slayer. Rupert Giles: Former Watcher and still librarian at Sunnydale High School. He remains in Sunnydale both at the request of the Council to watch the Hellmouth, and to raise his adopted daughter. Willow Rosenberg-Harris: Software Engineer, Watcher to Brigid and wife of Xander Harris. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ So, \"dramatis personae\" is always plural, while \"dramatis persona\" can be both singular and plural.
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\"**Dramatis Personae**. Characters are listed in order of appearance. Not all of these characters have their own webpage, click here for **a cast list**\". ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Translation: dramatis persona >>> character, actor, actress dramatis personae >>> cast, cast list, list/cast of characters |
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