Complex characters

• Have covert agendas.
• Have objectives to fulfil in a psychological universe.
• Are evolving throughout the play.
• Are a product of their environments.
• Are, eventually, understandable by the audience.
• Are explainable in terms of cause and effect through the tools of Newton, Freud and Marx.
• Tend to be a central preoccupation of twentieth century playwriting.
• Are distinct from simple characters and paradoxical characters.