@NerdyKeith has a good choice. I am going to throw the entire works by Shakespeare. It is kind of amazing when you realize that in his (or not his) works, some of the characters have the same traits as people you know. Iago- the villan! Has some personality characteristics that fit someone who wants to get ahead, ruin others, will do anything to foil those who love and trust them. Sorry, I must be on an Othello kick- the hero who succumbs to the evil whispered in his ear, even though he knows better. Desdemona- her pure love dies, as does she, from her love’s cruelty. King Lear and his children. Romeo and Julliet’s young, first love, which who knows if it had potential in real life, had they lived. So young- but so experienced in familial treachery. Every ego, personality, weakness, strength, humanity. It’s all there. Just tough to decipher sometimes without reading aloud or aid by the Cliff Family to facilitate.
”...To thine own self be true…” I so love to have people take on these works. They are so rich with life.