Character Analysis Essay

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Character Analysis Essay

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Here you can see several steps of writing a good
character analysis essay.
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1. The First Step. Reading the Literary Work(And
Watching at Your Wish The Film on This Literary
Work)
One cant write a qualitative literary analysis
essay without scrupulous reading the literary
work. Even if you have already read it some time
ago, it will be not superfluous to refresh your
memory, anyhow.
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Remember the golden rule of writing a character
analysis essay which says that a brief summary of
the book doesnt substitute the whole literary
work. You may read a shortened version of it only
after that you have read the whole text,
otherwise you will miss some important details
which can help you to write a good essay. The
same may be said about critical literature. You
should read it only after having read the
literary work (in order to have a chance of
formulating your own thoughts and ideas
concerning with the book).
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If you wish, you can also download and watch the
film on this literary work. The bright pictures,
movies and sounds may help you to feel the
emotions of the main characters. However,
watching the film cant be instead of reading the
book.
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2. The Second Step. Choosing and Defining the
Character You Will Write about
2.1. Choosing a Character You Will Write
about Ask yourself several questions 1. Who are
major characters of the book? Who are the minor
characters of the book? 2. Who are your favorite
characters? Why? 3. Are your favorite characters
absolutely ideal? If your answer is positive,
prove your point of view. If your answer is
negative, answer on the question Can you list
their negative and positive traits? After that,
choose one of the characters (which is the most
interesting for you to describe him / her) to
write a character analysis essay.
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2.2. Defining the Type of a Character You Will
Write about You have also to define the type of
this character. Ask yourself the following
questions 1. Is this character a protagonist or
antagonist? 2. Is it a victim or hero? (and so
on). Remember that a character may combine the
elements of different types. For example, we may
define Romeo (who is the character of the play by
William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet) as a hero
and as a victim at once.
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3. The Third Step. Writing a Character Analysis
Essay
Suppose you have read the play of William
Shakespeare, Macbeth, and now you are ready to
write a character analysis essay about Macbeth.
The first thing you need to do now is to define
the type of this character.
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There is no one correct answer on which type of a
character is Macbeth. If you think that he is a
victim, you have to prove your point of view,
writing something like this Macbeth is not a
real killer, but he is a victim. If unfortunate
Macbeth hadnt heard the predictions of three
witches, he would not have informed his wife
about it. If he hadnt informed Lady Macbeth
about it, she would not have encouraged him to
murder the King. If Lady Macbeth hadnt
encouraged him to murder the King, he would not
committed this crime. If Macbeth hadnt commit
this crime, he would not become a King (as it had
been predicted by three witches)
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4. The Fourth Step. Proofreading Your Character
Analysis Essay
Read your character analysis essay one or two
more times. Correct all the mistakes you have
done.
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5. The Fifth Step. Giving a Title to Your
Character Analysis Essay
Give a title to your character analysis essay
when it has been already written. Try to compose
a creative and unusual title to attract your
potential readers attention. It s not so
difficult as you may think.
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P.S. Good luck in writing your character analysis
essay!
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