dramatis personae
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In one respect, the dramatis personae in Kananaskis helps.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025
Compounding the uneasiness, the ensemble introduces the dramatis personae in strokes that can seem unnecessarily broad.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2023
The war that ensues between her and the rest of the dramatis personae might then have given the second act higher and sharper stakes.
From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2023
She and the other dramatis personae of “Liarmouth” feel like they’ve just walked off a Waters set still in character; the narrative braids perspectives together across different locations in a way that resembles cinematic crosscutting.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2022
In the case of marrying, the dramatis personae include the person being married and the person doing the marrying.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
