Characterization

The theater company's characterization of Anne Frank was very emotional, but tasteful.

I don't think that's a very accurate characterization of his point of view.

Near-synonyms: portrayal, representation; definition

It was while he was performing the duties of the store that he acquired the soubriquet "Honest Abe"--a characterization that he never dishonored, and an abbreviation that he never outgrew.

The art of characterization exhibited by the author fascinates us; we gaze and examine as if we were face to face with real personages, whose passions are laid bare, whose life is traced, whose countenance is portrayed with miraculousness, distinctness and verisimilitude.