Hamlet is a static character whose thoughts never dramatically change throughout the course of the play. For this reason, we can examine the first of his soliloquies and use the language in it to predict the substance of his future soliloquies and actions and to gain an understanding of Hamlet's character. ... This soliloquy serves to prepare the readers for the rest of Hamlet's feelings, measures, and beliefs. ... Each aspect of this soliloquy shows the vital and conflicting aspects of Hamlet's character. ...

• Word Count: 1324
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

These feelings manifest themselves in the characters of this book, forcing many of these characters to the brink of their own sanity. ... In, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, an experimental research conducted to link the use of alcohol with childhood sexual abuse, research concluded, "Child physical or sexual abuse was significantly associated with past year and lifetime alcohol consumption measures.... Cholly's character is meant to portray all the wrongs a person can commit, however, his character has also been psychologically beaten down until he becomes dehumanize...

• Word Count: 1567
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Beloved The setting, time, and main characters of the film Beloved all point to struggling aspects of African Americans and African American women in particular. ... Sethe takes a drastic measure and slays her two sons, harms her daughter Beloved, while her other daughter goes untouched. ... It gives you enough backbone for each character to make some connection with. ... The character I most identified with was Denver. ...

• Word Count: 1629
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

To show us this he has used the actions of the characters and the closeness or distance of the family and how they impact the development of our identity. ... In the sub-chapter "Stickability", the Lamb family work together at their new shop, with " Lester and Quick off to the markets across the rails- (Page 58) to buy new stock, Oriel barking orders and the Lamb Girls " rattling the till, climbing the ladders, shaking out tuppeny measures of jubes- (Page 59) Here we see the Lamb family working hard together, it brings happiness to Lester, which is evident in his singing and the lines "Nothing...

• Word Count: 1583
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The novel is divided into four sections and collectively narrated in each section by different characters in the novel. ... The character of Benjy can be directly identified with Christ. ... Such parallels can lead the reader to conclude that Faulkner created Benjy's character to demonstrate the goodness in the Compsons and the possibility of a saviour bringing peace and forgiveness to a suffering family. Benjy is a constant reminder and symbol for his mother of their fallen family, a once-loved last son turned into a measure by which the outside world can see the family's doom. ...

• Word Count: 2419
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography