Examples of 'stock character' in a sentence

Meaning of "stock character"

stock character - This phrase refers to a type of fictional character that is based on well-known and commonly used stereotypes or archetypes. It is often used in literature, theater, and film to describe characters who embody predictable and stereotypical behaviors, traits, or roles, serving familiar narrative functions
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  • Any fictional character drawn from some stereotype who is instantly recognizable.

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An insincere flatterer is a stock character in many literary works.
The stock character of the Jewish lawyer appears frequently in popular culture.
A black knight is a literary stock character.
A simpleton is a stock character in folklore who lacks common sense.
The position has often featured as a stock character in fiction.
He is a stock character of his.
Rosaura has also been dismissed as the simple stock character of the jilted woman.
A space pirate is a stock character in science fiction who conducts piracy in space.
Mary Sue is a type of stock character.
A Dark Lord is a stock character in fantasy fiction who is a powerful villain.
One of the most important echoes of Plautus is the stock character of the parasite.
Jim Crow became a stock character in blackface minstrel shows.
Arena of Death allows eight players to be created using the stock character templates.
Fictional stock character.
His stock character in many cartoons was a " angry little old lady in tennis shoes.

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Prince Charming is the stock character of fairy tales.
The stock character of a middle-aged woman crazily infatuated with a succession of young boys?
The gracioso later became a stock character of Spanish comedia.
Moskal " is a stock character of the traditional Ukrainian puppet theatre form, vertep.
At this time the rake featured as a stock character in Restoration comedy.
In the first episode, Quinn is introduced as an antagonistic queen bee stock character.
Prince Charmingis a stock character who appears in some fairy tales.
The figure of Punch derives from the Neapolitan stock character of Pulcinella.
Meisner often played stock character Nazi officers and other sinister characters.
In the United States, the travelling salesman became a stock character in countless jokes.
Lélio is a stock character of the commedia dell'arte.
Usually only appears in fairly realistic Westerns, except in Canadian versions where he 's a stock character.
The Southern man remains a familiar stock character throughout the country.
Ronald Speirs from Band of Brothers is the real-life example of this stock character.
An ingénue is a stock character in literature, film and theatre.
Hollywood 's first gay stock character.
She has become a stock character of fiction, particularly of melodrama.
This representation process is approached by using concepts of inter-textuality, caricature, stereotype, and stock character.
Pulcinella is a stock character originating from commedia dell'arte.
Enter the sissy … Hollywood 's first gay stock character.
She has became a stock character of fiction, particularly of melodrama.
In some scenarios, he is the owner of The Dog, another stock character.
A " redshirt " is a stock character in fiction who dies soon after being introduced.
Miles Gloriosus, whose name means " boastful soldier ", was a comic stock character in classical Roman drama.
The youngest son is a stock character in fairy tales, where he features as the hero.
He began his career in 1786 playing lover roles and stock character roles.
The false hero is a stock character in fairy tales, and sometimes also in ballads.
Bulă is a fictional Romanian, a stock character of Romanian humor.
A Southern belle is a stock character representing a young woman of the American South 's upper socioeconomic class.
Manic Pixie Dream Girl ( MPDG ) is a stock character type in films.
You may be a stock character from a ' 90s teen movie, but I am not.
Mr. Stone represents a certain kind of stock character in American politics, The Joker.
The type is used as a stock character in Japanese light novels, anime, and manga.
A " nance " was a camp stock character in vaudeville and burlesque.
The " town drunk " is a stock character in Western popular culture.

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