Question

read the excerpt from hamlet.
hamlet: follow him, friends: well hear a play to - morrow. exit polonius, with all the players but the first. dost thou hear me, old friend; can you play the murder of gonzago?
first player: ay, my lord.
hamlet: well ha t to - morrow night. you could, for a need, study a speech of some dozen or sixteen lines, which i would set down and insert in t, could you not?
first player: ay, my lord.
to make the first player a complex character, shakespeare would need to make him
represent a single idea.
have few emotions.
change over time.
have a simple personality.

Explanation:

A complex character in literature undergoes development and transformation. Representing a single idea, having few emotions, or a simple personality would make the character flat. A complex character changes over time, showing different aspects of their nature and evolving through experiences.

Answer:

change over time.