Within the play, Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, there are many famous quotes, like the famous, "To be, or not to be: (III, i, 56*)" soliloquy by Hamlet, and also many famous characters that lots of people today recognize without knowing the whole story. The play revolves around the main character, Hamlet, who is trying to get revenge on his uncle who killed his father to become king. Hamlet and his friend, Horatio, are the only ones …showed first 75 words of 1547 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1547 total…throughout the course of the play and are able to be analyzed because they are clearly supported within the text. As you can see, Hamlet changes during the play from mournful to vengeful and appears very self-oriented, Claudius is succumbed by greed and looks out only for his own well-being, and Ophelia appears very fragile and naïve, you can tell that these major characters all contribute exceedingly to the plays' extreme plot and greatness.