# Character and Persona

**Workstream:** WS7 (see `ResearchProgram.md`)  
**Objective:** Being ≠ Persona ≠ Character ≠ Actor.

## Status

**Phase III complete for gate** (2026-08-12). See
`character-persona-performance-map.md`.

## Key questions

*(Pull from ResearchProgram.md and refine as work proceeds.)*

## Sources

Link entries from `sources/bibliography.md` and notes under
`sources/source-notes/`.

## Notes

Working notes and interim syntheses for this research area live in this directory.