The characters of Hamlet and Brutus
Prompt C. Write a 2000/2500 word research paper comparing the characters of Hamlet and Brutus: they both murder the man they consider to be a usurper and a tyrant. Notice the similarities and differences in their characterization, their guilt, their decisiveness (or indecision), their temper and temperament. Also reflect on the impact of the different setting (Classical Rome v. a medieval court in Denmark) on the characters of Brutus and Hamlet.