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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One of the most vital of these characters in this play is a character by the name of Robin Goodfellow, more commonly known in the play as Puck. Robin Goodfellow is commonly used as a much loved character in many plays and stories. ... Robin Goodfellow is portrayed in many stories, plays, and other novels as "a minor god", his legacy continues through these stories (Briggs pg.2297). ...

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The play is actually a comedy; this is achieved because the play distances the audience from the emotions of the characters. ... "( ) The theme of dreams occurs when characters attempt to explain the strange events that happen to them. ... Puck causes a minor catastrophe when he puts the love potion on Lysander's eyelids and he creates pure comedy when he turns Bottom's head into that of an ass. ...

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A Character Most Like Me Tyler Brown In Romeo and Juliet , by William Shakespeare, there are several minor and major characters. Out of all the characters I had to pick from, I chose Romeo. ... Even though I like Romeo and the way his character works and thinks, I totally lost respect for him during this scene. ...

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Where Othello is a story where Othello's race plays a minor role (Kerwin), the story of O hinges heavily on the racial tension between a black basketball player in an all-white prep school. ... The fact that O starts out as a character with a questionable background detracts from the "tragedy" of a great and heroic military commander (Othello) falling from his high pedestal. ... The outside plot elements inserted into the film (Othello's history as a dubious character and Iago as a drug-user begging for his father's recognition) as well as some elements left out (the interplay...

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Othello Many people believe that in Othello, by William Shakespeare, the main character, Othello, is depicted in a racist way by the author. ... Then there's the characterization of Othello from Shakespeare; by this I mean that Shakespeare speaks of Othello directly through the characters that display a lack of bias, Desdemona, the Duke, etc. He's also put into a difficult situation at the end of the play in which the Othello's character really had no choice but perform the obvious. ... This is true because of the fact that every person in the play, except Desdemona, the Duk...

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Polonski did an excellent job portraying the characters of the play accurately on the screen. ... They were able to see and at the same time sense the characters role in the play. Through the facial expressions and body language of the characters the audience was able to diagnose each scene and conclude the importance of the character in it. ... A rightful depiction of a character helps make the story more interesting for the reader. ... The movie shouldn't be criticized for such minor dilemmas but should be appreciated for its overall wo ...

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The first act of violence that takes place in Macbeth is relatively minor, and downplayed. ... Throughout the play, Shakespeare suspends reaction while holding the undivided attention of the audience until he can present a clear emotion that can be felt for characters in the play. ...

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With the lost of independence the women of Hamlet take on the role as the weakest characters. ... Gertrude and Ophelia are minor but powerful characters in the play that Shakespeare focuses on. The women are able to demonstrate what Shakespeare believes their roles are and what kind of character they hold. ...

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Shakespeare's portrayal of both minor as well as major characters in all of his plays is intricate and inclusive. ... Such detailed development in terms of plot and character has so far not been rivaled. ...

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For example, people have come to believe that "little white lies", which are meant to be minor or "harmless", is absolutely normal and sometimes encouraged. ... Hamlet was very upfront with many of the characters in the play, starting with Ophelia. ...

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