Is there a word for when a character has the same name as the title of the book?
For example, in Macbeth, by Shakespeare, the main character’s name is Macbeth. I think I’ve heard of this word before but I can’t seem to remember it…
- Jeremy J
Tags: Macbeth By Shakespeare, Macbeth Shakespeare, Shakespeare
January 6th, 2009 at 7:42 am
Title Character
January 8th, 2009 at 7:05 am
or eponymous
January 8th, 2009 at 11:31 am
Eponymous is correct.
January 11th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Titular character, title character, or eponymous.
For example:
“In Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet, Prince of Denmark,’ the titular character’s father’s ghost appears.”
“The title character in Sir Walter Scott’s ‘Ivanhoe’ is a displaced knight fighting during the Crusades.”
“Emma, from the eponymous book by Jane Austen, fancies herself a matchmaker.”