Journal article
Three Dimensional Aspects of Major Character in Oscar Wilde's Vera
I WAYAN MULYAWAN
Volume : 15 Nomor : 1 Published : 2015, April
Phenomena, Jurnal of Language and Literature
Abstrak
Drama is a portrait of a real life situation and the theme of a drama is closely related to daily life conditions that experience by the character. Character is defined as entities, human or animal that is created by the author. A good character should be natural and lifelike, especialy in physiological, psychological and sociological dimensions or known as three dimensional aspect of character. These dimensions are very interesting to discuss since it is very important in determining the characters of the character in a drama. Physiologically, Vera is described as a beautiful young lady with beautiful eyes. Sociologically, Vera is concluded came from an average family in Russia, in a poor society and lived under tyranny. She lived in an inn with her father before she saw her brother taken away to prison for seeking for liberty as Nihilist. Psychologically, Vera is seen as a loving person though she does not put love as priority. She loves her country and her brother. She wanted to revenge the King for being a tyrant. She is a brave woman, and it is proven from how she became a Nihilist to revenge her brother and end up the tyranny in her country.