Emma Bovary
Raskolnikov
Humbert Humbert
Mr Darcy
...and quite a lot in Shakespeare's plays
Emma Bovary
Raskolnikov
Humbert Humbert
Mr Darcy
...and quite a lot in Shakespeare's plays
"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise."
-- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Originally Posted by eyemaker
I simly HATE her.
At thunder and tempest, At the world's coldheartedness,
During times of heavy loss And when you're sad
The greatest art on earth Is to seem uncomplicatedly gay.
To get things clear, they have to firstly be very unclear. But if you get them too quickly, you probably got them wrong.
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Totally agree
Lara Antipova. She is a true hero, but a believable character.
"Books don't offer real escape but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw." David Mitchell
Claudius, Hamlet
Peter, Ender's Game
Lord Henry, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Hari Seldon, Foundation
I am going to repeat many characters here, but, here goes:
Raskoljnikov
Satan from Paradise Lost
Alex from Clockwork Orange
Humbert Humbert
All the Karamazovs, basically
The Undergound Man/ the narrator from Notes from Underground
Mersault from The Stranger... he is still a bit of a mystery to me
Iago from Othello
ok.. still thinking on more... I know there are more... will get back to this.
"All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours." -Aldous Huxley
"Sooner murder an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires." -William Blake
Madame Bovary - her life is like a car crash you cant tear your eyes away from
Alyosha Karamazov - for his innocence
Frankensteins Creature and Quasimodo - for their tortured existences
And Emily St Aubert from The Mysteries of Udolpho - for her perseverance in the face of all the things that are thrown at her
I was shocked and amazed each time I read the book by his rash actions, which I seldom found in other books. In a sense, he was another child-adult created by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Yossarian from Catch-22!!!!
<3 Yossarian
Howard Roark and Dominique from the Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Maurice Conchis from The Magus by John Fowles
Many of the characters from the works of J.D Salinger's stories as well as that of Edgar Allan Poe
Meursault from The Stranger by Camus
Anthos from The Three Muskeeteers by Dumas
Ok I cannot resist I have to say this, let others think what they will, I shall feel no shame for it.
The vampires of Anne Rice
Haha it is late, I may yet add to this list but this is what I have for now, which come immediately to mind.
Last edited by Dark Muse; 06-30-2009 at 03:18 AM.
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Allan Poe
Squire Weston from Tom Jones, because I'll never be like him.
John Ridd, same reason.
Becky sharpe. a scheming little minx, but fascinating.
Last edited by prendrelemick; 06-30-2009 at 06:35 AM.
This one might just be a passing fancy, but during the time of reading The Scarlet Letter I found Pearl to be quite fascinating
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Allan Poe
Humbert Humbert
Jay Gatsby
Iago
Can't think of any fascinating female characters
Yes I noticed I had more male than female characters. Not entirely sure why it is but I do think it's more difficult to write female characters well than male ones.
Anyway, I've had a quick think and will add some more female characters I find fascinating.
Lise from The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark
Estella from Great Expectations by Dickens
Nicole from Tender is the Night by Fitzgerald
If you'd like to talk about Blake I promise I'll keep checking this thread. http://www.online-literature.com/for...ad.php?t=45098
Steerpike, the Countess and others from Gormenghast
I mostly find books more fascinating the individual characters. Its when you just can't work out why somthing happened or can't quite get their meaning. Me and E.M. Forster have a troubled relationship
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