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Describe the differences between archetypical, psychological, stock, and deconstructed characters.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Goethe's three questions are all of the following EXCEPT
 
  A. What did the playwright attempt to accomplish?
  B. Did he or she accomplish it?
  C. Did the play receive an overall positive critical response?
  D. Was that worth doing?



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Answer to Question 1

Archetypical characters embody the concentrated essence of particular virtues, vices, and emotions and seem to transcend their specific context and speak across cultures and centuries. Psychological characters are richly drawn with detailed back stories and complex motivations and desires. Stock characters are defined by externals, such as class, occupation, or marital status, rather than individual characteristics. Deconstructed characters reveal that character is a performance of socially prescribed role, and demonstrate identity to be a creation of those in control of the social order.

Answer to Question 2

C. All the other options are Goethe's questions for playwriting. Whether or not the
work received a positive critical response is of little interest to answering these other
questions.



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