Antiheroism has always been an interesting aspect of a
             character that authors have chosen to illustrate. In
             literature, there has been countless antiheroic characters,
             from Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
             Nest and Allie Fox in The Mosquito Coast, to others as
             famous as Robin Hood and ... By literary definition, an
             antihero is the "hero" of the play or novel, but has
             negative attributes which separate him or her from the
             classic hero such as Superman. Such negative aspects
             may include a violent nature, use of coarse language, or
             self serving interests which may inadvertently depict the
             protagonist as a hero since the result of serving those
             interests may be the betterment of society or an
             environment. In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the
             protagonist, Hamlet, is depicted as an antihero. One main
             factor which gives Hamlet such a label is that he draws
             sympathy, as well as admiration, from the reader since
             Hamlet feels the pain of losing his father along with the
             burden and obstacles in avenging his murder. Act four
             places a special emphasis on Hamlet's intelligence. In
             scene two, Hamlet is very insolent and rude towards
             Rosencrantz and Guildenstern with such phrases as, That
             I can keep your counsel and not, mine own. Beside, to
             be demanded of a sponge, what replication should be
             made by the son of a king? (IV, ii, 12-14) The reference
             to the sponge reflects the fact...