The Originality of Shakespeare in Creating a Character

Abstract

The article deals with the characters created by W. Shakespeare by the example of the play “Romeo and Juliet”. Thanks to the refined language, the variety of techniques used and the richness of shades and “overtones” of the author's thought created multidimensional and multi-layered artistic canvas, precisely and deeply expresses the inherent ideological charge of the characters, thereby making them special, distinctive and individual. The monologues and dialogues constantly reveal a “second bottom”, and they are imbued with a slight irony. The characters are placed in extreme conditions, in which their personal nature manifests itself in its most prominent and naked form. Time is compressed and the action densely saturated with events, becoming dynamic and explosive. The plot and characters seem to fade into the shadows, which allows the meaning of the play to shine brighter and present it as a hymn to faithful and devoted love.