Interesting description of part of the process we have been, in my case unwittingly, undergoing thus far:
"...characters are not born like people, of woman; they are born of a situation, a sentence, a metaphor containing in a nutshell a basic human possibility that the author thinks no-one else has discovered or said something essential about"
And, interestingly, tying in to the Invisible Cities discussion we had, the next line is as follows:
"But isn't it true that an author can only write about himself?"
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera, p215
Also, I know you're uncomfortable with the 'All the world's a stage' concept that has been coming up both in class and in our discussions, and I am aware that we're sailing a little close to the wind with the cast idea, but I thought you might appreciate this nonetheless:
'A question is like a knife that slices through the stage backdrop and gives us a look at what lies hidden behind it.'
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera, p247
All the world's a meta-stage, perhaps?
The image is an untitled Gregory Crewdson photograph referencing the character of Ophelia
