How does indirect characterization take place in this excerpt from Gaston Leroux’s The Phantom of the Opera? He found them both looking extremely worried. Their own friends did not recognize them: they had lost all their gaiety and spirits. They were seen crossing the stage with hanging heads, care-worn brows, pale cheeks, as though pursued by some abominable thought or a prey to some persistent sport of fate.

A. through the characters’ speech
B. through the characters’ thoughts
C. through the characters’ appearance
D. through the characters’ action

Then what is it if it’s not d?

In this excerpt from Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera, indirect characterization takes place through the characters' appearance.

To determine the answer, we need to analyze how the characters are described and what it reveals about their personalities. In this case, the characters are described as looking extremely worried, having lost all their gaiety and spirits. They are seen crossing the stage with hanging heads, care-worn brows, and pale cheeks. These physical descriptions suggest that something is weighing heavily on them, as if they are burdened by a troubling thought or caught up in an unfortunate turn of events.

Therefore, the answer is C. through the characters' appearance. The physical descriptions indirectly characterize the characters by conveying their emotional state and the impact it has had on them.

d right?

it's not d

Yes, d.