Simple characters

• Have overt agendas.
• Have appetites to satisfy in a physical universe.
• Are relatively unchanging throughout the length of the play. They do not learn from their mistakes!
• Are a product of their genes, of the masks they are born with.
• Are immediately recognizable by the audience.
• Populate naïve theatre forms such as commedia dell’ arte and melodrama.
• Are understandable using common sense.
• Are distinct from complex characters and paradoxical characters.