Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Naser Nikubakht ¹
• Ehsan Zivaralam ²

¹ Assistant Professor of Tarbiat Modares University, Department of Human Sciences, Persian Language and Literature Faculty

² MA of Dramatic Literature, Art University of Tehran

Abstract

Ferdowsi's Shahname is a Literary work with many and varied personalities which can be converted to dramatic texts, but it needs to analyze on basis theories of dramatic characterization. Characterization of the protagonist of the play, as a key element of the show has a special component such as action and motivation to handle dramatic action, a physical and mental characteristic that distinguishes his/her from a fictional character. Sudabeh is one of the most interesting characters in Shahname. Her character traits are analogous Phaedra on a play of the same name by Jean Racine, French dramatist. She possesses features of a dramatic hero and in this paper have been tried to show Ferdowsi's artistic method Sudabeh besides Component of characterization how have highlighted her on center of a play. In recent years, the theories of the characterization used to analyze fictional characters in ancient literature, are classical theories which are now being questioned. It needs to be addressed with new approaches to the critical analysis. One of the theories of dramatic characterization is theory of action figures which is evaluated based on the action of characters in the context of the script.

Keywords

• Character's Action
• dramatic character
• Sudabeh
• women in Shahname