characters

Explores the life of Alice Pleasance Liddell Hargreaves, who was the inspiration for Carroll Lewis's character Alice; and discusses her legacy.

Presents both sides of fan debates regarding various aspects of the Harry Potter novels and movies, examining topics such as who would win in a fight, favorite characters, and predictions about the final outcome of the story.

Contains three hundred alphabetically-arranged entries that provide biographical information about the characters who appear in Shakespeare's plays, each with a discussion of the character's importance to the action of the story.

A collection of essays which explore Mark Twain's character Hucklebery Finn, his critical moral dilemma, and subsequent growth.

The Standard Deviants present an overview of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet," introducing its major characters and chronicling its plot.

Alphabetized entries identify and describe all proper names in Shakespeare's plays and poems, including places, things, and persons mentioned, as well as fictitious and historical characters.

Presents the Standard Deviants approach to understanding Shakespeare, focusing on the characters who appear in the tragedy "Macbeth," including including Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, the Macduffs, and the witches.

Explores how African-American women have been portrayed in the writings of James Baldwin, discussing how his development of female characters has progressed throughout his thirty-year career.

An exploration of some of Shakespeare's greatest characters, including Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, Brutus, King Lear, and Romeo and Juliet. Investigates some of the different types of characters that can be found in Shakespeare's plays. Learn how the playwright used language to create both villains and lovers.