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    Eileen Cameron's article "The Psychology of Hamlet" analyzes Prince Hamlet's mental state and declining sanity throughout the play. It argues that Hamlet becomes obsessed with avenging his father's death, causing him to act irrationally and carelessly in a way that sends him into a downward spiral ending in tragedy for many. The article questions whether Hamlet is a hero or a weak-minded prince, and some argue the unfolding tragedy is ultimately Hamlet's fault due to the deaths he indirectly or directly causes, including Ophelia and his mother Gertrude.

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    THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HAMLET

    ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Cameron, Eileen. “The Psychology of Hamlet.” International Journal of Language and

    Literature, American Research Institute for Policy Development, Sept. 2014, ijll-net.com.

    Eileen Cameron dives into the deeply intricate mind of Prince Hamlet. Within “The

    Psychology of Hamlet”, she writes about the young prince and how he struggles with his mental

    state without consciously knowing so. Further into the article, Hamlets decaying sanity becomes

    more evident, and we soon begin to realize that maybe he wasn’t so stable to begin with. Hamlet

    appears to be obsessed with his father’s death and avenging him. So obsessed, that it causes him

    to do irrational things without placing any thought behind his actions. The result of his extreme

    carelessness sends him into a seemingly endless downward spiral that ultimately ends in tragedy

    for nearly everyone involved. Leaving the audience to question the actual character of Hamlet.

    Hero? Or Weak-minded prince. Some may even argue that the unfolding of this tale is solely

    Hamlets fault, which is quite reasonable due to all of the indirect/direct deaths that Hamlet has

    actually caused. Deaths such as Ophelia, and even his own mother, Gertrude. Indirect, but all by

    his own hand.

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