Though a short story usually focuses on one main character, we know that it is almost impossible to delete all the minor characters as they also play an important role in the story. ... The boy's uncle is another minor character who influences the boy's character. ... As I have pointed out above, the minor characters have an important function in creating and developing the traits of the main character, the boy. It is the existence of the minor characters that delivers the story more accurately. ... In short, through the minor characters the author conveys a stronger image of th...

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Readers do not tend to notice the importance of minor characters and how they help the main character through the story in multiple ways. In the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, the actions and words of the minor characters, such as the Ghost, Horatio, and the gravedigger, play a crucial part to the development of the play's plot and themes. ... Shakespeare also creates the character Horatio. ... Another important minor character that is overlooked is the gravedigger that was digging Ophelia's grave when Hamlet and Horatio returned. ... The role of minor characters are ...

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The Role Of Minor Characters Many minor characters played very important roles that influenced the outcome of the play to occur. ... The most important minor character that has influenced the final tragedy of the play was Friar Lawrence. The roles that these characters play set the mood, influences the ending and reveals important information about themselves or other characters. ... The Minor Character that has affected this play the most is Friar Lawrence. ... These minor characters affected the play in different ways. ...

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The Importance of Minor Characters in Beowulf Even small things have a purpose. For example in epics, minor characters can be as essential as the main characters. ... Wiglaf's character adds loyalty and tradition to the epic. ... Though playing a minor role, Hrothgar's character proves to be significant. ... These characters contribute as much to the epic as the main character. ...

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My presentation is going to focus on the minor characters that make up the cast of 1984 written by George Orwell. Each character has an important part to play as the story would not be whole or complete with out the minor characters. The role of these minor characters creates the surroundings or environment that makes for an interesting and complete story. ... To understand the importance of how each of the minor characters contribute to the plot I will use an analogy, this being that each person, no matter how small a role they may play is like a part in an engine. ... A number of p...

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Minor characters do not undergo a transformation in the course of the play. ... The appearances of minor characters on stage contribute significantly to the atmosphere of the play. ... Eunice is the most major' among the minor characters. ... From the examples above, it could be seen that minor characters contribute greatly to the play. ... The importance of minor characters in A Streetcar Named Desire is unquestionable. ...

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In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird minor characters are utilised to explore major themes throughout the novel. ... Characters within the text all experience prejudice in their lives; some are prejudiced and some are recipients of prejudice. ... Aunt Alexandra is one of the most prejudice characters included in the novel, and is not only prejudiced against one group of people but many. ... The theme of prejudice is also channelled through the minor character of Aunt Alexandra. ... Minor characters throughout Harper Lee's To Kill a Micking Bird are used to explore the theme of preju...

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In Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, there is a wide array of characters ranging from major and very important to the plot to minor and has almost no importance to the story. For example, some could argue Alyona Ivanovna, the pawnbroker, as either a major or minor character. Some would say that she is a major character because of the fact her murder was basis of the entire novel and what ultimately lead to Raskolnikov's demise. ...

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The minor characters in Macbeth are important to the overall plot of the play. ... Although he is a minor character, if it wasn't for him people wouldn't know the situations that occur throughout the play. ... These three Characters, rather they lead to the death of Macbeth, pushed him to do things or relied messages to him, helped make the play of Macbeth a great masterpiece....

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In the play, Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the playwright leaves no doubt that Brutus is the main character in Act II. ... Next, Brutus is a main character because of his many soliloquies in the act. ... Brutus is undoubtedly the main character in Act II. ... Second, he gives the soliloquies in the act, which is usually a sign in a play of who is a main character. Finally, Brutus is the character affected by internal conflict the most in this act, and that usually happens to the lead roles, or is not emphasized as much in minor ones....

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Lonely Marty Minor characters can often play major roles in the outcome of a play or tale. In Paddy Chayefsky's play Marty, there are several minor characters that contribute to Marty's life in a major way. ... With each interaction with one of these minor characters, the main character learns more about his situation, human nature, and perhaps even the opposite sex in general. ... This character represents the antithesis of what Marty's character stands for and provides a climax to the aforementioned foreshadowing and predictions made by other minor characters. ... These ...

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Lonely Marty Minor characters can often play major roles in the outcome of a play or tale. In Paddy Chayefsky's play Marty, there are several minor characters that contribute to Marty's life in a major way. ... With each interaction with one of these minor characters, the main character learns more about his situation, human nature, and perhaps even the opposite sex in general. ... This character represents the antithesis of what Marty's character stands for and provides a climax to the aforementioned foreshadowing and predictions made by other minor characters. ... These ...

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Without a supporting cast of characters, no story would ever be as good as it was with them. ... But he himself wasn't really all that deep or memorable of a character. ... Again though, you see major development in the secondary characters. ... The one scene in this story that I feels shows that supporting and minor characters are just as important as the main few, is the scene where Creon is talking to the Sentry who just was guarding his fallen brothers body. ... Its rare that you see such a minor character have such a large speaking role, but it goes to show you how pivotal even a sma...

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Friar Laurence, Lord Capulet, and Prince Escalus are minor characters that had a strong influence on the direction of the plot. Of the many minor characters that influenced the direction of the plot, Friar Laurence was the most significant. ... Therefore, Friar Laurence was a minor character that greatly affected the direction of the plot. ... Thus, Lord Capulet was a minor character that played a big role in influencing the direction of the plot. The third and final of the three minor characters that influenced the direction of the plot was Prince Escalus. ...

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There was one character named Mary Warren who is actually a minor character turns out to be one of the most important, dynamic characters. ... Mary Warren is a dynamic character for only a few pages, never- the less she is probably the most important to the purpose of the play. ...

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The minor transformations we take in as individuals can affect us in the most crucial of ways. The same thing goes for characters in plays; one change in them can alter the rest of the plot. ... One character who changes significantly and who is indisputably dynamic is Elizabeth Proctor. ... Another character that undeniably changes throughout the play is John Proctor. ... Either way it not only makes the characters more interesting but the play as well. ...

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Character Summary Grey Beaver: He is the Indian who owns white fang and is the unspoken, in a type of way, master of white fang. ... White Fang: White Fang is a unique character and you aren't really sure what to think of him being as he is three fourths wolf and one fourth dog. ... There are also several other minor characters that will be mentioned when you yourself read "White Fang." ...

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The characters excluded from the movie, are minor characters like some white folks, and some of George's grandchildren. ... The change in the names or personality of a few characters does not change the story, because most of the changes are made to minor characters. The director changes mostly the minor characters because, he does not want to alter a true story, but he still keeps the minor characters interesting, and a part of the story. ... The plot action that is changed a bit by the director, concerns minor situations including the minor details of characters" life, like Kunta's...

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I think the contrast between the two setting's underscore the changes experienced by the main characters who in this case is Harry Potter. ... Voldemort represents a serious evil, which is willing to kill people to gain power, but Draco Malfoy is a minor evil who is more unkind and horrible, than downright evil. ... The four characters I have mentioned in relation to this theme have been obviously good or obviously evil, but in one case this is not clear. ... Snape is not he most prominent character on the good side and I think he was only protecting Harry because he felt he owed i...

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In "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall- by Katherine Anne Porter, the character Granny is stubborn. ... She puts up a fazade that she is all right and has only a minor illness. ... The most important person to her seems to be this George character. ...

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Of course, as with the majority of most movie adaptations, there were minor and subtle changes in the movie, alongside missing content from the book. One of the biggest differences between the film and the book was the characters of both Daisy and Tom Buchanan. ... Another minor change in the movie was Mayor Wolfstein's articulacy. ... The characters hadn't completely changed, but the difference is most definitely noticeably. ... Even though there are character differences and the story has changed a little, the movie still stayed true to the novel. ...

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Through the strategic use of minor characters and Indigenous culture, Winton adds depth to both the intimate and broader cultures utilised in the novel. ... Through the use of minor characters, Winton represents in depth the broader Suburban Perth culture and examines its impact on the character's perspectives of home. ... Through the use of these minor characters, Winton compared the culture of Cloudstreet with the broader Australia, intending to demonstrate to the audience that Rose's emotional belonging rested in the culture of Cloudstreet rather than in the booming environment of...

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Claudius is presented as a multi-faced character. ... Ophelia is a generally weak character; she bends to the will of everyone: the king and queen, her brother, her father, and Hamlet. ... Madness was a reoccurring theme in this play, two characters portrayed this themes are Ophelia and Hamlet. The phrase "something is rotten in the state of Denmark" is said by the minor character Marcellus. ... In the film to Hamlet Denmark is even more poisoned than it is to other characters. ...

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Minors playing violent video games that are not age-appropriate could result in a generation that impacts society negatively. ... Banning the sale to and use of violent video games by minors would solve many problems regarding children being aggressive, real life violence, and proper problem solving skills in minors. ... Some reasons for violent video games being linked to real-life violence are that "Players become invested emotionally in characters to a greater extent because of the autonomy afforded to each character" (Ideabate). ... Overall, the effects of violent video games h...

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Hurricane Movie Review The Hurricane Rated: 14A Genre: Drama Released: December 1999 If you"re looking for one of Denzel Washington's greatest performances, this is it! This is the true story of the great middleweight boxer champion of the 60's, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. The director ...

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