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:

Complex characters in literature (like Shakespeare’s) are defined by depth, including evolving traits or responses over time. A single idea, simple personality, or fixed emotions would make a character flat, not complex. Changing over time shows development, which is key to complexity.

Answer:

Change over time