If Classic Literary Characters Asked for Advice On Reddit

Hamlet

Hamlet

My (30M) uncle (50sM) may have killed my father (50sM) and now he’s married to my mom (50sF). Should I confront him now or wait until later? [Non-Romantic]

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Penelope

The Odyssey

My husband (45M) went on a road trip twenty years ago and never came back. At what point do I (40F) give up on him and marry one of the men currently trashing my feast room? [Relationships]

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Mr. Rochester

Jane Eyre

I (37M) want to date my governess (18F) but my crazy first wife (30sF) keeps trying to burn the house down. [Relationships]

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Victor Frankenstein

Frankenstein

I (28M) created a freakish abomination that spits in the face of the natural order, now he’s asking me to build him a girlfriend. [Non-Romantic]

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John Proctor

The Crucible

I (30M) slept with my maid (17F) and now she’s accusing my wife (30F) of witchcraft. [Infidelity]

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Elizabeth Bennet

Pride and Prejudice

He (28M) proposed to me (20F), but I just found out he convinced my sister’s (22F) boyfriend (22M) to ghost her. Help! [Relationships]

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Lady Macbeth

Macbeth

I (35F) need help communicating to my husband (39M) that if he doesn’t start pulling his weight in our plot to murder the king, then it’s over between us. [Relationships]

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Lady Anne

Richard III

My (28F) fiancé (32M) just confessed to killing not only my father-in-law but also my husband. Is this a red flag? [Dating]

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Reverend Dimmesdale

The Scarlet Letter

I’m a reverend (35M) and I accidentally got my married girlfriend (27F) pregnant. Should I let her take the blame, or is that kind of a dick move? [Infidelity]

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Cordelia

King Lear

My (25F) dad (80sM) disowned me for refusing to say nice things about him and now my sisters are out of control. [Non-Romantic]

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Olivia

Twelfth Night

I (25F) fell in love with a guy who turned out to be a woman (20sF) in disguise. Luckily for me, she has a twin brother. Should I go for it? [Dating]

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Jay Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

I (32M) left for five years so I could make something of myself and win the heart of the girl I love (23F). Came back to find out she’s married. Should I buy the house across the lake from her and her new husband, or is that weird? [Relationships]

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Lord Henry

The Picture of Dorian Gray

My (35M) friend (??M) is so obsessed with his looks that he sold his soul in exchange for eternal youth, and now he’s just being an asshole about it. How do I address this? [Non-Romantic]

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Othello

Othello

Is my (35M) wife (26F) cheating on me? My friend (28M) thinks she might be. (Turns out she wasn’t, so it looks like I strangled her in our marital bed for nothing.) [Updates]