Character Analysis of Hamlet: Psychological Disorders | Transmedial Shakespeare Before proceeding with this entry, it must first be clarified that this is written for the sake of interpreting Hamlet’s personality in context with modern assessments, such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-5). Although the latest to be published was the fourth edition (DSM-IV), diagnostic criteria as proposed in the DSM-5 will be used, which will be published in 2013. This essay does not disregard the worldly and timeless appreciation for the character of Hamlet, but instead takes on another perspective – something that has always been done when Hamlet is talked about. As a matter of fact, this method of diversifying the strategies on tackling Hamlet has enriches our understanding and appreciation of his character. As Levin (1959) puts it, “The Prince of Denmark has been identified with many other personalities, none of them bearing much resemblance to any of the others.” But why? What exactly is crazy? Under Mood Disorders A. B. C. A. B.
Hamlet Characters review at Absolute Shakespeare Hamlet Characters guide studies each character's role and motivation in this play. Hamlet: Son of the late King Hamlet of Denmark and nephew to the present King. Famous for the graveyard scene where holding the skull of deceased jester Yorick, Hamlet realizes man has little lasting control over his fate and also for describing man as the "paragon of animals!" Educated in Wittenburg and introduced to us in Act I, Scene II, Hamlet resents his mother Queen Gertrude marrying King Claudius within two months of his father King Hamlet's death to which she was previously married. Distrustful of King Claudius, Hamlet is equally weary of the King's spies, Guildenstern and Rosencrantz who attempt to know his true intentions. Fearing that his intentions could be revealed, Hamlet invents a madness to distract and hide his true intentions from King Claudius' many spies. Horatio: Friend to Hamlet and the one person Hamlet truly trusts. Polonius: Lord Chamberlain. Fortinbras: Prince of Norway.