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The main aim of the article is to discuss the theory of dramatic figures in the 20th century. Dramatic figure is a vital problem for the theory of drama as well as the theory of theatre. In the paper is presented Sinko theory of figure – as an independent argument of the F function; and Greimas theory of actant. Those two theories are recognized to be the most valuable and significant in the theory of dramatic figures. Other theories of figures are also considered: Łotman – figure as a distinctive feature; Barthes – semem theory; Ubersfeld – the actant theory. All those proposals that have been acknowledged are invariable implementations of Sinko and Greimas theory.