Bringing a character to life on page is no easy task. Students looked at some strong examples at http://io9.com/5823291/great-character-descriptions-from-science-fiction-and-fantasy-books before making an attempt at capturing the essence of one of the main characters from Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Finding the balance between ‘showing’ who someone is and ‘telling’ what they are like is tricky.
