In today's social environment a person can be distinguished as internal or external to his surroundings. By insider we mean a person recognized and welcomed in the social environment. In contrast, an outsider is a person who finds himself distinct from the rest, commonly not accepted into the norms of society. The idea of ​​an outsider versus an insider is a modern idea that writers have described in many literary works; as in Hamlet and Persuasion. Analyzing the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare and the novel Persuasion by Jane Austen, I came to the conclusion that the protagonists Fredrick Wentworth, Anne Elliot and Hamlet are all alien to the societies in which they live. This thesis arises from discoveries found in plot details, how other characters think about them, and the overall outcome. Within the plot of Persuasion we are introduced to the characters through the eyes and judgments of others, the perceptions of others serving as the perfect window to understand a character's place in their society as an outsider or insider. The reader is first introduced to Anne Elliot, from Jane Austen's novel Persuasion, as the middle daughter of Sir Walter Elliot; member of a socially important family. From an outside perspective this places Anne as an insider of a higher social class; open connections with influential people. Consequently, as the plot progresses, it is clear in the structure of the information flow that she has no priority for those around her. “Anne with an elegance of mind and a sweetness of character, which must have placed her high among any person of true understanding, was a nobody either with her father or sister: her word had no weight; h...... middle of the card...... leads to his tragic end. The disadvantages were that he was considered mentally unstable and inept by his society. The fact that Hamlet is an outsider plagues the reader's sympathy, thus adding to the tragic outcome of a man who is truly dead the loss of sanity and all sense of reality. Through the modern literary works of Jane Austen's Persuasion and William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the modern perception of an insider versus an outsider exists. The characters of Anne Elliot, Captain Wentworth, and Hamlet are all strangers to their societies. They come to conclusions that might have been different if they had been insiders and if they had been fully welcomed and accepted among their relatives in society. Works Cited Austen, Jane. Persuasion. New York: Signet Classics, 2008. Shakespeare, William and Alan Durband. Hamlet. Woodbury, New York: Barron's, 1986.