The protagonists in William Shakespeare's Hamlet and John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men share many noticeable differences and very few similarities.

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        The protagonists in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men share many noticeable differences and very few similarities. There are many evident differences that the protagonists share: Hamlet is of a high social class, while both George and Lennie are from a far more lower social class; Hamlet is far more literate than both George and Lennie, while both George and Lennie speak very poor English and do not have much knowledge about anything; Hamlet is a very dark and secretive character, while George and Lennie are quite innocent and open. Also, the fact that both books were written in different time periods and in different countries makes almost every character in Hamlet very different than any other character in Of Mice and Men.

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Hamlet is a suicidal, yet quite religious and non-violent character that is somewhat angry and disgusted at his mother for marrying his father’s brother, Claudius. As a result, he hates his uncle and now father Claudius. He is somewhat very occupied with his mother’s sexuality and believes that women are far more emotionally and morally weaker. We know that Hamlet is a religious person because he chooses not to kill himself even when he is at his worst because he believes that it is sinful. Yet, Hamlet is still a very dark and quite secretive character. We know this because ...

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