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How To Get Away With Murder Character Analysis

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ABC's new breakout show How to Get Away With Murder is a new legal drama series that features a fierce female lead played by Viola Davis. The show is an amazing and suspenseful show with a fascinating plot all while keeping us on our toes with its powerful female lead. How to Get Away with Murder revolves around a criminal law professor of a prestigious university in Pennsylvania, Annalise Keating, and her select group of students as they get tangled in a murder plot of their own. The characters in the show are all about defending other people for justice, while they have gone and committed sins of their own. The show is a great representation of racial and sexual minorities with its strong female character and a diverse cast of unique supporting …show more content…

Keating is a deeply flawed character who is simply riveting; you can't take your eyes off of the powerful woman as she is on screen. She holds an appearance of a woman who gets what she wants, but as the show progresses, viewers see that she can fall apart, especially in matters that involve her relationship with her husband. He was barely able to get into law school, being accepted off the school's wait list, but he later proves to be a natural born leader in law and murder. He is one of the few characters who truly makes the show interesting with his funny and witty comebacks. Michaela Pratt, a smart young woman who does everything in her power to impress Keating and serves as Connor's competition. Her character makes us hate her and feel pity towards her as she crumbles and falls apart within the show. As the show moves along we see that good can turn to bad. She has a change in traits that make her boring character more interesting. Asher Millstone, another one of Annalise's law students who has been getting through life through his father's riches. His character doesn't offer much excitement to the show except a funny joke now and

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