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Q&A Should I capitalise the first letter of a title that an unnamed character has?

I'm writing from a third person viewpoint. I have a character who does not have a name. He is simply known as "The Sentinel". In fact, that is the only introduction he gives for himself. So when I'...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by user96551‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:08:26Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/33768
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar user96551‭ · 2019-12-08T08:08:26Z (over 4 years ago)
I'm writing from a third person viewpoint. I have a character who does not have a name. He is simply known as "The Sentinel". In fact, that is the only introduction he gives for himself. So when I'm writing a scene where he interacts with other characters, I don't know whether to capitalise the first letter of his title or not.

e.g. sentences -

> Adam stared at the Sentinel for a long hard second.
> 
> (OR)
> 
> Adam stared at the sentinel for a long hard second.

* * *

> The Sentinel stood quietly, surveying the whole thing.
> 
> (OR)
> 
> The sentinel stood quietly, surveying the whole thing.

* * *

> Surprise leapt on the Sentinel's face but he covered it well.
> 
> (OR)
> 
> Surprise leapt on the sentinel's face but he covered it well.

Also, extending the question, should the "the" before the title be also capitalised?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-02-24T19:28:34Z (about 6 years ago)
Original score: 6