Bosola's character is next only to that of the Duchess in interest and significance. He is one of the most complicated and complex of the male characters of our dramatist. According to Shelling, " He remains the most consummate character in "The Duchess of Malfi." ... He is an intelligent, sensitive, and "melancholic" man who is said to have a measure of native goodness. ... At his first entrance, however, the most striking thing about him is not his reputedly violent character but his brooding over disparity between merit and reward. ...

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Although Macbeth admitted in II, i that his intentions are rather grave, other characters throughout the play seem to notice his violent temperament as well. ... Macbeth is even prepared to take desparate measures "or, in this case, simply bribe Banquo " in order to secure Banquo's help, as evident in Act II, i, 34-35: "If you shall cleave to my consent, when tis,/It shall make honor for you."" ... As the play progresses, a character change is noticeable in both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. ... Macbeth is therefore not a tragedy because Macbeth is a violent, self-centered char...

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All this leads to an increase in knowledge in both the characters of Nora and Helmer. ... Finally, the characters experience a reaffirmation of the value of life. ... The character of Torvald Helmer seems to fit this description. ... This, too, is found in the character of Helmer. ... If we look at this play as a tragedy, we may note that perhaps the greatest tragedy of the play is that it takes such drastic measures for the characters to realize the true nature of their interpersonal relationships, and to truly communicate with each other honestly and openly. ...

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MACBETH Macbeth is presented as a mature man of definitely established character, successful in certain fields of activity and enjoying an enviable reputation. We must not conclude, there, that all his volitions and actions are predictable; Macbeth's character, like any other man's at a given moment, is what is being made out of potentialities plus environment, and no one, not even Macbeth himself, can know all his inordinate self-love whose actions are discovered to be-and no doubt have been for a long time- determined mainly by an inordinate desire for some temporal or mutable g...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate