Characterization in Ali Ahmad Bakatheer's Men Fough Sabe Samavat

The collection of plays Men Fough sabe Samavat by Bakatheer is of Islamic historical plays where the presence of character is highlighted more than its other elements. Character in plays is characterized into main, minor, static and dynamic, opposing, typical, and omniscient. Characterization in this genre is carried out through various techniques such as dialogue, action, setting and characters’ names. This article on the one hand examines different types of character in and on the other hand analyzes other techniques of characterization of Bakatheer. The result indicates Bakatheer benefited from all sort of characterization techniques expect name selection for the characters are real and historical figures; thus, the reader comprehends the Islamic ambience of the play upon hearing the characters’ names. It is worth mentioning that dialogue outweighs the other techniques used in the characterization of the plays.