stock character
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It’s a balance she strikes most astutely on “Good Wife,” on which she’s torn between thinking that title role is a worthy goal and seeing it as a tragic stock character.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2021
Jharrel Jerome does what he can to add some shading to Smush, to make this stock character his own.
From Salon • Sep. 16, 2020
Besson’s filmography mirrors the descent of this stock character so precisely, it could well all be his fault.
From The Guardian • Aug. 19, 2019
Horvath never becomes much more than a stock character, an unfulfilled mid-century suburban husband.
From Washington Post • May 1, 2019
The new viewpoint—Use all the stock character and situations you want, but add a new twist.
From Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various