Network Analysis of Shakespearean Tragedies: INFOGRAPHIC

By Maryann Yin 

What’s your favorite tragedy by William Shakespeare? Martin Grandjean, a designer, has created an infographic to examine some of The Bard’s most “doomed” characters.

According to Grandjean’s website, the intent behind this project is to present “a network visualization in which each character is represented by a node connected with the characters that appear in the same scenes.” The image features analysis on 11 Shakespearean plays.

We’ve embedded the full image below for you to explore further—what do you think? Follow this link to download a digital copy of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. (via Electric Literature)

Shakespeare Tragedy Info (GalleyCat)