AskAndAnswer Which of these is correct? Is "the" necessary? As all poised characters in line were struck by her beauty, she advanced toward them.
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AskAndAnswerWhich of these is correct? Is "the" necessary?"The" is required in your sentence because you talked about the specific: Characters in the line. But I don't know what you meant by " poised characters " though. The entire passage sounds unnatural to my ear.
As all poised characters in line were struck by her beauty, she advanced toward them.