Write two to three sentences explaining what makes Hamlet a round character. Use at least one specific example from the text to support your claims.
Hamlet is a round character because he shows a range of emotions and changes his mind, just like a real person. Even though he wants revenge, he talks himself out of killing Claudius while Claudius is praying. He is uncertain about how and whether to avenge his father's death.
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X Both feel intense guilt.Both break God’s laws.✔ Both discuss killing others.
X Only Death wishes to repent. ✔ Only Claudius feels guilt and shame.Only Claudius uses a sharp weapon.
✔ Elizabethan drama uses round characters.Shakespeare focuses on religious characters.Medieval drama avoids flat characters.
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