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Dialogue Style
Doctor Strange’s unique speaking style was a deliberate attempt by Stan Lee to give Doctor Strange his own unique personality. One of Lee’s main objectives was to develop spells and enchantments that had alliteration and would roll off the tongue in an almost musical fashion.

"“I relish their sound, the music made by vowels and consonants eternally jostling each other. I can lose myself completely while putting them together, trying to string them on a delicate strand of rhythm so they have a melody all their own.” – Stan Lee"

Lee describes that writing Doctor Strange was an enjoyable experience because he was able to be so free with his writing and could have as much fun as he could with trying to craft this unique dialogue. He felt it was important to give the words some dramatic weight to them instead of simply stating “hocus pocus, go to another dimension!”

Eventually Lee had developed a language all of his own for Doctor Strange. Strange’s dialogue became so complex that many letters started coming in from students in college. Many were crafting term papers aimed at trying to decipher the origins of Doctor Strange’s language. Students hypothesized that Lee had been influenced by “…ancient Druid Writings, or from forbidden Egyptian Hieroglyphics, or trace the origin of the eternal Vishanti right back to the Book of Genesis.” Although Lee was flattered by the in pour of letters and analysis of a character he created, he didn’t have the heart to tell them the language wasn’t influenced by anything other than what Lee thought sounded good together.