title character
noun
: the character in a book for which the book is named
the title character of the book Tom Sawyer
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The title character disdains the common folk, and the play’s complicated political discussion and harsh, jagged poetry aren’t what most picnicking playgoers are after.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.
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Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
1 July 2026
Brown, of course, reprises the title character in Enola Holmes 3, which follows the Netflix hits Enola Holmes in 2020 and Enola Holmes 2 in 2022.
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Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Other movies, like 1995's Pocahontas and 1998's Mulan (which also featured Salonga as the title character's singing voice), followed suit.
—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.
—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
1 July 2026
Brown, of course, reprises the title character in Enola Holmes 3, which follows the Netflix hits Enola Holmes in 2020 and Enola Holmes 2 in 2022.
—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Other movies, like 1995's Pocahontas and 1998's Mulan (which also featured Salonga as the title character's singing voice), followed suit.
—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
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“Title character.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/title%20character. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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