Comparative Study of Characters in Chinese Ancient Novels and Dramas

The character images in Chinese ancient novels and dramas has experienced the developing process that starts from nonexistence to existence,from simplicity to complexity,from the characteristics of type to the typification.There is some difference in portraying the characters in novels and dramas,in which drama characters are characterized by third dimension and typification,while novel characters are rich and colorful.It is difficult for the characters to reach the original situation when novels are adapt into dramas.In virtue of different taste and appreciation in reading dramas and novels,there exists obvious difference in aesthetic interest,and therefore,novels attract more readers than dramas.