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Characters prove to be highly complex, and interesting in both Austen's and Shakespeare's writings. Hamlet and Elizabeth are juxtaposed as protagonist roles that present many similarities in relation to conflict and plot: Conscious, Spite, and Pressure affecting both characters coincide to highlight the importance of characters in Hamlet and Pride and Prejudice. Both characters are faced with life altering decicions in wich they can pick only one irreversible outcome. Taboo and immoral action of the time period haunt both characters in letting them desire what they truly want. Guilt and family pressure also present hurdles to the protagonist to show the similar issues for entirely different characters in both time periods, settings, and novels.