Stock characters are stereotypical characters that almost any reader would instantly understand, such as the farmer or the stuck-up snob. They're not annoying unless you rely on them too much instead of creating unique characters of your own.
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A stock character is immediately recognised by the audience. They are often not the main character in the book or play. Stock characters have no requirement to be developed by the reader. An example of a stock character is the 'hero'.
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a stock character in a play is the typical character in a play
Stock characters are instantly familiar to the reader, and will allow the reader to understand what's going to happen and how the characters are going to react without a lot of description and explanation.
i cant figure out how to but it is very annoying with the other people racing the stock m3.
You can purchase wigs and hats for your characters. Stock characters have more hairstyles than recruited characters.
A good example of stock characters are Tom Walker and his wife from the story "The Devil and Tom Walker" by Washington Irving. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Devil_and_Tom_Walker
Stock characters are familiar to everyone, so everyone knows what they're supposed to be doing and can enjoy watching them in their roles.
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