CHARACTER

Characters are the main proponents of a story and can have a range of different behavior and traits that develop the story. These characteristics are usually discovered through direct or indirect characterization. In Pride and Prejudice, though Austen may use direct characterization to initially introduce a character, she employs indirect characterization throughout the novel for the reader to learn more about the characters. For example, we learn that Elizabeth Bennet is a very outspoken and honest woman through her dealings with Darcy and her friends such as Charlotte. Moreover, Shakespeare uses indirect characterization in his works such as Hamlet as well. We learn that Hamlet tends to hold back his true opinions through the difference between his soliloquy and his exchanges with King Claudius and his mother. He is shown to be more honest when he is by himself and shows his true feelings.