Hamlet Grey Area Character Essay
David Esparza
Per.2 Eng 4
Mr. Falletta
12/18/12
Shakespeare’s Grey Area Characters
Good against evil are two commonly used themes in writing. We usually find which of the characters in a story are good and which are evil through smaller, less important characters.
In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, these less important characters show Hamlet and Claudius as both good and evil. In Shakespeare's play, he decides to portray his main characters in the grey area instead of a more traditional black and white depiction. Shakespeare's reason for taking this uncommon way to portray his characters is to show them in a more human and realistic way than it would be otherwise. The main way Shakespeare shows Hamlet as being a good and evil
Per.2 Eng 4
Mr. Falletta
12/18/12
Shakespeare’s Grey Area Characters
Good against evil are two commonly used themes in writing. We usually find which of the characters in a story are good and which are evil through smaller, less important characters.
In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, these less important characters show Hamlet and Claudius as both good and evil. In Shakespeare's play, he decides to portray his main characters in the grey area instead of a more traditional black and white depiction. Shakespeare's reason for taking this uncommon way to portray his characters is to show them in a more human and realistic way than it would be otherwise. The main way Shakespeare shows Hamlet as being a good and evil