There is something about the telling of a story that captures our imagination. Maybe it is the anticipation of discovering the plot and then feeling the excitement of watching it unfold.  Or maybe it is the landscapes, culture, and time frame in which the story takes place allowing us to enter into these places just for a moment.  Yet above all else, it seems to me that the characters themselves arrest us the most.  Their personalities. Their virtues. Their vices.  Their achievements and their failures.  We love the characters because deep down we know that we are taking part in our own stories.  Therefore we imagine ourselves within their roles…