Keep on Rolling
Whether they are big or small, influences are the people and events that shape one’s life. Each person is who they are not only because of their choices, but also because of their influences. It will always be true that as one passes through life, there will be people, good or bad, that define one’s life. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet several characters define the life of young Hamlet. Through each of their individual actions, a snowball effect is created climaxing in a tragedy for Hamlet himself. Throughout Shakespeare’s tragic play minor characters play important roles, but four of these characters Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Polonius, and Laertes largely contributed to the downfall of Hamlet.
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