So indulge me in this...I know all of you still have some soft spot for the classics.

My favorite is Lady Macbeth. Basically, her character made me realize this:

Men rule the world. Women rule over the men.

I also love her line: "Who would have thought the old man would have so much blood in him?"

Puck.

From a play that I'm more familiar with, I'd say . . . ouch, this is tough . . . Richard III.

I don't think that Shakespeare created characters that would be acceptable today, but he did manage to create some brilliant scripting.

I vote Iago for his Machiavellian naughtiness, though Ophelia's complex character is tough to beat.

Puck!

I went to see A Midsummer Night's Dream performed by the RSC in London with my Drama class and the way the actor played Puck (or rather the way the director portrayed him) made be fall in love with the character ^^

Tough one there.


I like Banquo, I guess because I think he's my kind of guy: showing up to haunt the feast is just the sort of thing I would do :)


But my favorite is probably Mercutio, because of his vivid expression of such a great range of emotion, which I envy. I was raised in the "If you can't say anything good..," school, and suspect that I would find myself saying something like -

"Um, guys, I know you're in the middle of a feud, and I'd hate to throw you off your rhythm or anything, but would you mind sending for a surgeon when you get a spare moment? I'd sure appreciate it."

- when (as demonstated) one ought to be roaring, with the last strength of one's freely ebbing blood -

"A Curse On Both Your Houses!!!"


- Evelyn

i have only ever read The Tempest, and my favourite charector out of it is Prospero. he seems quite nice even though he is mean to begin with, lol. actually, my signature is a quote of his from the play, lol.
Heather

I kinda like Iago. Does that make me a sociopath?Yes. :)

Well, maybe not. Iago can be (sort of) seen as a wronged man who just wants to get his due, but he gets kind of carried away, and things get out of hand...

And, morals and ethics aside, he may well be the smartest guy in Shakespeare -some of us can't help but admire that :)

- Evelyn

Toby Belch.
He's awesome.

for me there are so many I like, I have no favourites, but I will name a few that I really do like.

~LADY MACBETH: in MACBETH
~AEGON: in THE COMEDT OF ERRORS
~JULIET, ROMEO, MERCUTIO: in ROMEO AND JULIET
~HAMLETT: in HAMLETT, PRINCE OF DENMARK
~PUCK: in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

They are just a few that I can remember of hand, but I really do not have a favourite Shakespearean character. They all have such strong points about them and all so unique in their own way...I will leave it at that before I start rambling :D:D

~Torana