Character arc
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The transformation or inner journey of a character over the course of a story.
"The transformation of William Shakespeare's Prince Hamlet from a young scholarly prince full of promise into a melancholic brooder after his father's death is an example of a character arc."
Example
More examples"The transformation of William Shakespeare's Prince Hamlet from a young scholarly prince full of promise into a melancholic brooder after his father's death is an example of a character arc."
Etymology
Compound of character + arc.