For generations, literary writers have set their characters between the burden of discovering meaning in their lives, and the inevitability of their mortality. ... The character Hamlet has menacing thoughts while witnessing the deceptive actions of others as they attempt to suppress the justice that, according to Hamlet, has not been served. ... The characters of this play contribute to Hamlet's calamity, indecision, and desire for vengeance. The three main characters that consistently do so are Claudius, Gertrude and the ghost of Hamlet's late father. ... These accusations, consiste...

• Word Count: 1258
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Both major characters in their respective plays, Claudius and Iago are driven by immoral ambitions. ... As Charles Norton Coe says in Demi-Devils: The Characters of Shakespeare's Villians, It is the measure of his uncle's success that Hamlet, the only person to react normally to an abnormal situation, is himself made to seem abnormal. ... In this way he is seen as a less malevolent character than Iago. ... Iago, a character who does not seem to plan out his every move, also makes women mere pawns in his game. ... Two other characters turned into Claudius's puppets through ...

• Word Count: 1814
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

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

The interplay between Stanley and Stella, between Stanley and Blanche, and between Mitch and Blanche provide the dramatic conflict for the story, driving the plot and structuring the development of the characters. ... This moment of conflict is fueled by contradictory emotions and motivations in both characters, primarily a mutual love and a mutual need for autonomy and control. ... The final dramatic scene pulls both conflicts together: Torvald's desire to control, and Nora's desire for some measure of independence beyond what was the norm in her contemporary Victorian era. ... ...

• Word Count: 2278
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Characters in plays written by Shakespeare have always had, characteristics which easily and effectively conveyed the themes associated with his works. ... This theme is developed through Shakespeare's play Hamlet, using leading characters showing noble and ignobles traits such as Hamlet and Polonius, as well as King Claudius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern who solely demonstrate ignoble actions. ... It is ironic that the characters who fear deception are the ones who depict it so freely. Hamlet is a character who uses deceit often as a form of protection. ...

• Word Count: 1918
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School