Many of Balzac's tormented characters were created in the small second-floor bedroom.

Perhaps in more intimate surroundings, the clear-eyed Mr. Quinn's tormented characters would cast bigger shadows.

His small second-floor bedroom has a simple bed and writing desk where so many of his often tormented characters were conceived.

Soledad had to face head on one of the most complex and tormented characters in her career.

Rarely, however, does it convincingly penetrate the deeper recesses of her tormented characters.

Her choreography, however, instead of retelling Shakespeare's plot, emphasized the feelings of the tragedy's tormented characters.

But how did this soft-spoken, baby-faced young tenor come to understand so intimately such a tormented and pathetic character?

The theater is generally successful with murder mysteries and thrillers that find their inspiration in the twisted souls of tormented characters.

Hull said the he quit because "I'd go home after filming and feel incredibly depressed, playing such a tormented and depressed character was exhausting".

Beauty and ugliness do battle in "Veronica," not only within the minds of its tormented characters but also on the page.