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In a historical context, a rake (short for rakehell, analogous to "hellraiser") was a man who was habituated to immoral conduct, particularly womanizing. Often, a rake was also prodigal, wasting his (usually inherited) fortune on gambling, wine, women, and song, and incurring lavish debts in the process. Cad is a closely related term.
A stock character is a dramatic or literary character representing a generic type in a conventional, simplified manner and recurring in many fictional works. [1] The following list labels some of these stereotypes and provides examples. Some character archetypes, the more universal foundations of fictional characters, are also listed.
This stock character provides pathos as yet another counterpoint to the plays' comic business and royal pomp." [8] Tara Brabazon discusses how the "school ma'am on the colonial frontier has been a stock character of literature and film in Australia and the United States. She is an ideal foil for the ill mannered, uncivilised hero.
The Accomplish’d Rake, written by Mary Davys and published in 1727, provides a psychological account and transformation of the stock figure of the Rake, detailing the life and exploits of Sir John Galliard, a “modern fine gentlemen” [1] In her work, Davys sought to create a realistic character details, focusing on moral development and reform of her heroes and heroines.
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This explicit shushing is a common thread throughout the Grimms' take on folklore; spells of silence are cast on women more than they are on men, and the characters most valued by male suitors are those who speak infrequently, or don't speak at all. On the other hand, the women in the tales who do speak up are framed as wicked.
The comedy-of-manners genre originated in the New Comedy period (325–260 BC) of Classical Greece (510–323 BC), and is known from fragments of works by the playwright Menander, whose style of writing, elaborate plots, and stock characters were imitated by Roman playwrights, such as Plautus and Terence, whose comedies were known to and staged ...
A stock character is a stereotypical person whom audiences readily recognize from frequent recurrences in a particular literary tradition. But aren't stock characters recurring in all sorts of media such as films and video games as well in contemporary society? The sentence above should hence be changed appropriatly. Could someone do that?