character study

a work of fiction in which the delineation of the central character's personality is more important than the plot.

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Gloria has at her disposal the whole range of human emotions, and this is how character-study ought to be done.
The Oscar International Film Festival: ‘Stranger By the Lake’ and Foreign Films You Should Watch|Jimmy So|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mr Toone, I was very pleased with your Professor—quite a character-study.
Hall-Marked and Others (From Six Short Plays)|John Galsworthy
With character-study, however, this sketch has nothing to do.
The Campaign of Chancellorsville|Theodore A. Dodge
And it seems to me, if we can't get any money out of him, we might at least get a character-study.
The Pot Boiler|Upton Sinclair

I went straight across and took a seat opposite her to indulge my favorite habit of character-study.
Hours with the Ghosts or, Nineteenth Century Witchcraft|Henry Ridgely Evans
Shakespeare contrives to blend farce with character-study in a way that is truly marvellous.
Chaucer and His Times|Grace E. Hadow