Character

William Shakespeare developed multiple diverse and three-dimensional characters for his plays. However, after analyzing Hamlet it is clear that Ophelia is not one. Her character is one-dimensional and arguably expendable. The story of Hamlet’s revenge can be told without her, but Ophelia would have no story outside of Hamlet and her father. In today’s society, it is increasingly difficult to envision a world where women have no say and are completely submissive to either their father or…

In the Curious Incident of the Dog in the night-time, the character, Siobhan, is the most influential character to Christopher, because she is helpful and caring; which helps Christopher understand what is happening in the world around him; with social and environmental skills. One of the main characteristics of Siobhan is being helpful. In the beginning of the book, we find out that Christopher is different from most children and has a special disability, autism, making it hard for him too keep…

Bethany Wiggins, a constant theme is about character change. This book is about how Fiona wakes up years later from a drug induced sleep, and the world is in ruins. There had been a vaccine for a bee flu, but what people didn’t know was that the vaccine turned people into beasts. At first I thought that this book was just about bravery and how situations can cause you to act differently, but now I realize that this book is much deeper than that. As the main character, Fionna, starts to become…

of these seemingly wonderful pairings can only be shown through the characters themselves. In the classic short story Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway, characters play an important and necessary role. With little plot or background information to follow, readers must rely on the descriptions of the main characters and their surroundings to understand the tone of the writing. This story involves only two main characters: “The girl” and “The American”, and much like the couples…

“Better Call Saul” Season 3, and every news are valuable to the show’s avid fans. “Breaking Bad” Bryan Cranston is rumoured to direct an episode of “Better Call Saul” Season 3. Walter White’s character was a protagonist, antagonist and anti-hero rolled into one in the AMC drama series. Though his character is central in the show, he has become more of a villain in the latter part. The rumour that ‘Breaking Bad” Bryan Cranston is directing an episode of “Better Call Saul” Season 3 stemmed from…

skilled author can create extremely compelling stories. The changes that a character goes through are many times the most exciting part when the author uses intriguing and unique storytelling devices and present the changes that a character incurs in a thoughtful manner. Impressive internal character development in novels is often absent from novels but is executed brilliantly in E.M. Forster 's a Room With a View where the character Lucy’s developments made exciting by the change…

Throughout Their Eyes Were Watching God Janie, the main character struggled with being who she was on the inside. Although she had many husbands that she loved in different ways she never had the opportunity to be her true self until she met Tea Cake. With Janie’s first two husbands she was forced in many ways to be someone she really wasn’t. This novel relates to Edna Pontelliers quote “that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions” because through the story she had to…

When actors play a character they have to find positive motive for why their character is doing something that we may view as negative. It is important for them to understand this so that they can put on a great performance. A lot of times when we see evil parts on television or see actors playing characters we don’t not agree with we have a hard time understanding why they are doing what they are doing. I’d like to talk about the character Dexter from the television show “Dexter”. He is…

A protagonist in a story is usually someone who is a leading character/a hero. The Antagonist is the person who is opposed to the protagonist also can be known as the villain. Though it may seem that Montresor is the antagonist, he is not, he is a protagonist. Montresor started out as a hero and turned into a villain when something traumatic happened to him. Montresor is a protagonist for many reasons, Fortunato is responsible for his unhappiness, to satisfy his anger he killed his rival, but…

“The world was a terrible place, cruel, pitiless, dark as a bad dream.”- Cornelia Funke. In literature the story Their Eyes Watching God by Zora Hurston is a perfect display of love, heartache, and cruelty. This story showcases the prominent character Janie. As the cruelty of the world spirals around Janie involving her love life is shown throughout. As the story unfolds through Janie's recollection you see how the world's cruelty reveals Janie's inner strength. Cruelty forces Janie to rely on…