In the excerpt from Gaston Leroux’s The Phantom of the Opera, indirect characterization takes place primarily C. through the characters’ appearance. The description of the characters with "hanging heads," "care-worn brows," and "pale cheeks" conveys their emotional state and the weight of their worries without explicitly stating their feelings. This allows the reader to infer their distress and the impact of their circumstances on their demeanor.
How does indirect characterization take place in this excerpt from Gaston Leroux’s The Phantom of the Opera?
He found them both looking extremely worried. Their own friends did not recognize them: they had lost all their gaiety and spirits. They were seen crossing the stage with hanging heads, care-worn brows, pale cheeks, as though pursued by some abominable thought or a prey to some persistent sport of fate.
A.
through the characters’ speech
B.
through the characters’ thoughts
C.
through the characters’ appearance
D.
through the characters’ actions
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