# Is it feasible or worthwhile to discuss the personality traits of fictional literacy characters?

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**Created:** [October 22, 2017, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-feasible-or-worthwhile-to-discuss-the-personality-traits-of-fictional-literacy-characters/799533 "2017-10-22T11:37:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sir\_Marmalade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Sir\_Marmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Marmalade)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-feasible-or-worthwhile-to-discuss-the-personality-traits-of-fictional-literacy-characters/799533/3 "2017-10-22T13:03:10Z")

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I am an English teacher but sometimes wonder if I’m spouting complete drivel. How can I tell a class of students that Macbeth was a troubled soul, driven by his greedy wife and his insatiable ambition when in reality he’s largely a product of Shakespeare’s imagination (I know there WAS a Macbeth) I’ve never met the guy and can’t possibly claim to know anything about him.

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