Literature demonstrates an aesthetic treasury of human experiences, defeats and victories, joys and challenges. Fictional characters introduce the multifaceted nature of life—its ups and downs, noble aspirations, and existential quests. I would like to discuss: What are your favorite literary characters?
Those constructed by the author. Byron, Villain, even Shakespeare (the man of multiple positions), the French poets of the second half of the 19th century, Rimbaud, Baudelaire, then Eliot and Yeats. They played with and constructed intellectual character, with immense success.
Thank you for mentioning these iconic names of literature. They shaped the literary, philosophical, and aesthetic directions of centuries.
Characters have always been part of literature from Gilgamesh to Moses, Helen to Achilles representing faults and positives we can learn from.
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