Character Blog

Characters can be defined as people, animals, or even objects, in a play. The plot of a play is usually structured by the conflicts between the characters, in the play.  Conflicts can either be described as internal or external.  In Hamlet, there is a a external conflict between Hamlet and King Claudius for the right to the throne and justice for his Hamlet's father's death.   In Huckleberry Finn, Huck has an internal conflict when dealing with Jim because he does not know weather to follow the ideals at the time, and turn Jim in, or do what he sees as justice, and let him be free.  Characters are usually developed through indirect or direct characterization to help create a connection between the characters and the audience.  These connections, help the audience understand the motives and actions of the characters, which helps create depth and complexity in the play.