Is it corrupting the characters or helping them?
It is helping him because he has become stronger. As said in the 5-7 stanza "In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance"

What qualities did the main character have that helped or hindered them?
He isn't vulnerable stanza 4 'For my unconquerable soul.' He is strong willing to take on anything stanza 6-8 "I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed."

Is it corrupting the characters or helping them?
Both of the characters were corrupting Liz. Kid was ´trying to get back at her´. Her father wasn't there to give her the attention and affection that she wanted.

What qualities did the main character have that helped or hindered them?
The main quality wit Liz was that she was drinking, wasn't trying to help herself, didn't try to overcome the pain from the neglect of her parents on her own.

The words corrupted the character. “This is going to be a bit of a shock to you, I’m afraid,” he said. “But I’ve thought about it a good deal and I’ve decided the only thing to do is tell you right away. I hope you won’t blame me too much.” And he told her. It didn’t take long, four or five minutes at most, and she sat very still through it all, watching him with a kind of dazed horror as he went further and further away from her with each word. “So there it is,” he added. “And I know it’s kind of a bad time to be telling you, but there simply wasn’t any other way. Of course I’ll give you money and see you’re looked after. But there needn’t really be any fuss. I hope not anyway. It wouldn’t be very good for my job.”

What qualities did the main character have that helped or hindered them?
Mary Maloney did not think before she acted she didn't have to kill her husband she could've did it another way. “For God’s sake,” he said, hearing her, but not turning round. “Don’t make supper for me. I’m going out.” At that point, Mary Maloney simply walked up behind him and without any pause she swung the big frozen leg of lamb high in the air and brought it down as hard as she could on the back of his head. She might just as well have hit him with a steel club. She stepped back a pace, waiting, and the funny thing was that he remained standing there for at least four or five seconds, gently swaying. Then he crashed to the carpet. The violence of the crash, the noise, the small table overturning, helped bring her out of the shock. She came out slowly, feeling cold and surprised, and she stood for a while blinking at the body, still holding the ridiculous piece of meat tight with both hands. All right, she told herself. So I’ve killed him.

What qualities did the main character have that helped or hindered them?
Greedy falls under peer pressure and he didn't have a mind of his own which hindered him. What helps him, in the beginning, was that he was brave, confident, and willing to do any and everything to help.

Is it corrupting the characters or helping them?
Corrupt the people around him. He was a mean leader and you can tell by his description of his statue "Half sunk, shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,". He was all about himself and no one else.

What qualities did the main character have that helped or hindered them?
What hindered Ozymandias was his cockiness just all about him and he probably didn't care about his people when he was king.

What qualities did the main character have that helped or hindered them?
He was just mainly depressed, and defeated throughout the whole song. I guess he tried to lighten up the mood with the beat of the song and the name of the song. Other than that he was just depressed and defeated.