Character as Dynamic Identity: From Fictional Interaction Script to Performance

Intertheatrical Cues and Shakespearean backstories

“…The audience takes in what amounts to succinctly packaged "recovered histories," a production feature William Dodd insightfully discusses in terms of "discourse biographies." 11 And in cognitive science, episodic memories are those that typically comprise multiple elements, although a single element can be sufficient to prompt recollection of the whole event. This notion can help us analyze the impact of Shakespeare's incremental disclosure of a character's backstory in a play.…”