Just to support the idea of the main character, and the other characters, in the proposed piece and their related compulsions:

"...Some people with OCD perform compulsive rituals because they inexplicably feel they have to, others act compulsively so as to mitigate the anxiety that stems from particular obsessive thoughts. The person might feel that these actions somehow either will prevent a dreaded event from occurring, or will push the event from their thoughts. In any case, the individual's reasoning is so idiosyncratic or distorted that it results in significant distress for the individual with OCD or for those around them. Excessive skin picking (i.e., dermatillomania) or hair plucking (i.e., trichotillomania) and nail biting (i.e., onychophagia) are all on the Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum. Individuals with OCD are aware that their thoughts and behavior are not rational,[13] but they feel bound to comply with them to fend off feelings of panic or dread..."

This is from the Wikipedia article on

Obsessive–compulsive disorder

I feel like I am going back to this point a lot. Not to say that this is the only defining characteristic for the main character. She will be much more three-dimensional. And I will most definitely push her to act better.

On a side note, I have managed to download Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and "King Lear" and will upload the earlier scene test as soon as I can find a strong enough internet signal or at least 6-7 hours to do so.

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