The play involves 30 "dramatis personae". Typically, off-stage characters are not considered part of the dramatis personae. The poem was published in Browning's "Dramatis Personae" in 1864. These documents established jurisdiction "ratione personae" and "ratione materiae". The second is personal immunity, or immunity "ratione personae". Milius said the actors were chosen because their appearances and personae fitted their roles. Garcian, whose power is to revive fallen personae, became the dominant personality as a result. The various masks represented the various "personae" in the stage play. Most ships actually resemble the personae of their respective owners. For a while, he had two distinct musical personae. His songwriting, singing, and stage personae appealed to the band and Evans. Examples of Eliot's personae were Prufrock and Sweeney. Paglia finished "Sexual Personae" in the early 1980s, but could not get it published. Her stronger personae were felt to be faithful to the original. In many of the songs, one of Allen's personae disparages someone around her.