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stock character



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Because Neeson is so adept at rendering this stock character, he doesn’t always work very hard at it.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2022

One day, the director of the Perry Street Theater, knowing of his training in commedia dell’arte, asked him to make a mask for the stock character Arlecchino, also called Harlequin.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2021

Besson’s filmography mirrors the descent of this stock character so precisely, it could well all be his fault.

From The Guardian • Aug. 19, 2019

As the selling point here is the show’s take on autism, however, Sam is a somewhat newer, increasingly popular stock character — the high-functioning Aspie.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2017

She is a stock character on the stage.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 by Lamb, Mary