Length x Width x Height One of the things that makes a playwright a great playwright, is their ability to make characters who are three-dimensional. Characters who have only one trait to them become dull, and boring over time. William Shakespeare; however, was a master of characterization. In the play, Hamlet, William Shakespeare gives Prince Hamlet a three-dimensional character by portraying him as, among many other things, a clever, and, at times, a violent and …showed first 75 words of 799 total…

…showed last 75 words of 799 total…not a violent or crazy man all the time, there are some points in the play where one has to ponder whether Hamlet, like a player, is acting mad, or if he has actually gone mad. Shakespeare’s effective three-dimensional characterization of Hamlet makes Hamlet appeal to the audience. If the characters Shakespeare made did not appeal to the audience, Shakespeare, perhaps, never would have been such a great success. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Hamlet: by Shakespeare