A.C Bradley
A.C Bradley is the author of this text and is known as a key Shakespearean critic. In this text, he provides piercing psychological insights into Shakespeare's characters, including Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear.
Macbeth
Macbeth is one of the main Shakespearean characters Bradley analyses in this text. Bradley particularly looks at the dark psychological aspects of Macbeth's character, and his traits of ambition and guilt.
Hamlet
Hamlet is another key Shakespearean protagonist Bradley explores in this text. Bradley places Hamlet firmly as a "tragic character," discussing him in relation to Shakespeare's other tragic heroes.
King Claudius
Not only does Bradley discuss the most well-known Shakespearean protagonists, but he also discusses relatively minor characters. For example, in his essay about Hamlet he states that King Claudius "rarely gets from the reader the attention he deserves. But he is very interesting both psychologically and dramatically."
