character that authors have chosen to illustrate. In

literature, there has been countless antiheroic characters,

from Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's

Nest and Allie Fox in The Mosquito Coast, to others as

famous as Robin Hood and ... By literary definition, an

antihero is the "hero" of the play or novel, but has

negative attributes which separate him or her from the

classic hero such as Superman. Such negative aspects

may include a violent nature, use of coarse language, or

self serving interests which may inadvertently depict the

protagonist as a hero since the result of serving those

interests may be the betterment of society or an

environment. In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the

protagonist, Hamlet, is depicted as an antihero. One main

factor which gives Hamlet such a label is that he draws

rudeness towards others, including the fair Ophelia, and a

considered completely honourable by the reader.

angel at one's side would be a definite sign of power,

end. (IV, iii, 21-26) This statement id a reference to the

two of them combined and is able to toy with

burden and obstacles in avenging his murder. Act four

made by the son of a king? (IV, ii, 12-14) The reference

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