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Hamlet is Number One. We could have told you that, but this time it's according to "The Fictional 100: The 100 Greatest Fictional Characters in World Literature and Legend" authored by Lucy Pollard-Gott. Other Shax incarnations which round out her hundred are: King Lear (12); Othello (18); Romeo (23); Juliet (24); Troilus (28); Cressida (29); and Falstaff (81). One senses these gals may have been added as a politically correct gesture, but we'll have to see. Fourteen of the one hundred winners committed suicide, and seven were murdered. The character of Emma, created by Jane Austen, is at least one notable exception.
Our suggestion: Start making your own list. It may take a while, but so what. Keep the napkin in your pocket. Pull it out at the next dinner party, unless some sort of sport is on television, in which case, why were you invited to this party? For others the list will be something which must be done, urgently and immediately. Go for a "Top 10"--and you'll soon see you've got about a hundred. Ask a friend, co-worker, family member to compile a list. But don't force them, for goodness sakes. Pestering is fine. Compare and contrast. You don't have to hand it in. Don't have enough entries? Get reading!
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