Character analysis in the Hallaj tragedy play

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Today, literature is closely related to several fields of science including Psychology. The role of Psychology in literature is worth studying from different perspectives. One role of Psychology in literature is character analysis which is an important element in any literary work, and in plays, in particular. In plays the playwright presents a real picture of his characters in the minds of his/her readers. Using content analysis, this study is purported to carry out character analysis in one of the famous contemporary Arabic plays entitled "Hallaj Tragedy" by Salah Abdolsabour, and analyse  the different aspects of the characters including: Residents,Dynamic,contract,Typical and overall and put each character in its right place. In this article, the realistic role of character analysis will be discussed as well. In this tragedy, with the help of Hallaj, the realistic thoughts and ideas of the playwright are displayed and using the dialogue element, its negative, positive, and moderate and resistant characters will be introduced.
 

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