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Discover Ludwig"flat characters" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to characters in a story or narrative that lack depth or complexity, often serving only one purpose or being predictable in their actions and behaviors. One example of using "flat characters" in a sentence could be: "The novel's flat characters made the plot feel predictable and unengaging." In this sentence, "flat characters" is used to describe the quality of the characters in the novel and how it impacted the overall reading experience. Another example could be: "The film had strong visuals, but the flat characters failed to evoke any emotion." Here, the phrase is used to criticize the lack of depth in the characters and how it affected the viewer's emotional investment in the story.
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For the most part, the cast is proficient, rendering flat characters with professional briskness.
Surprisingly, perhaps, he turns out to prefer vividly "flat" characters to effortfully "round" ones.
Flat characters cannot be tragic, he asserts, they need to be comic.
Unlike the flat characters of fiction (as E. M. Forster called them), who have no existence outside the novel they were invented to ornament, the flat characters of biography are actual, three-dimensional people.
The exaggerated gestures, dramatic chases, emotional scenes, simple flat characters, and impossible situations were later revived and parodied.
The sitcom genre, initially consisting of flat characters and laugh tracks, has evolved since its inception, most notably in the previous 30 years.
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These are the kinds of flat, two-dimensional characters we get in this movie.
Even Jesus is a rather flat character in the Gospels.
And this, in fiction, is called flat character.
Because he is a flat character, it will leave him unchanged.
(Never mind that she fails to mention this plan to Nasrin, a fairly flat character, whose idea of devotion is amassing a prodigious collection of shoes).
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