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Portia is perhaps the cleverest character in William Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice. She gives Bassanio a ring to represent their love and tells him not to lose it or give it away under any circumstances. Later, Portia dresses up as a lawyer and argues a case favorably for Bassanio’s friend Antonio. As payment, Portia (in disguise) asks Bassanio for the ring. Bassanio gives it up. Portia and the audience know what’s going on but Bassanio doesn’t; Portia later accuses him of not loving her enough.

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In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatz (later changed his name to Gatsby) is a character who dreams of rising above his place in society due to greed. Even though he does many unsavory things in in order to get rich, the audience continues to have sympathy for Gatsby because through it all he tries so hard to have everyone like him.

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When Hamlet is alone on stage, he ponders whether to remain alive and face human suffering or end his life and face the unknown experience of death. Through this spoken speech, Shakespeare allows his audience to understand Hamlet’s inner conflict and confront their own feelings about his situation.

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During The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, the play opens with Tom speaking to the audience. Tom, the narrator and protagonist, describes the play as a "memory play" based on his recollection of his mother Amanda and his sister Laura. Because the play is based on memory, Tom cautions the audience that what they see may not be precisely what happened.

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Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot' is unconventional in that is does not depict any dramatic conflicts. In the play, practically nothing happens, no development is to be found, there is no beginning and no end. ... The wait of Vladimir and Estragon continues but in despair.

This function of this device gives special information to the audience about the plot and other characters onstage. It is like a window into the thoughts of characters. It is usually a comment about the characters without bringing into their knowledge, it gives better understanding to the audience about the essence of the matter.

This device dates back to ancient Greek theater. It is a character trait demonstrating the excessive pride and inflated ego of the main character which will ultimately be their downfall.

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In Shakespeare's Othello, through her cynical attitude, Emilia helps the viewers to see how naive and narrow-sighted Desdemona’s view of men is. Emilia’s liberal views of gender were wise beyond her years and served to contrast Desdemona well.

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In A Streetcar Named Desire, Stanley wants to get Blanche out of the house. He is sick and tired of hearing her degrade the way he lives and suspects she will get in the way of his relationship with Stella. He makes a plan to get rid of her.