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From "Jealousy the green-eyed monster and madness in Shakespeare"



Much has been written already about Hamlet’s mental state (Bynum & Neve, 1985). There has been much dispute about whether Hamlet was melancholic, maniacal, neurotic, neurasthenic, hysterical or a malingerer. The analysis and understanding of Hamlet’s character has also been influenced by the predominant theory of human personality of the relevant period – in the 20th century this was psychoanalytic theory. What is clear is that Hamlet is a complex, dark and opaque enough character to generate potentially inexhaustible description and categorisation. That itself is a triumph of the genius of Shakespeare. ((There are at least three aspects of Hamlet of interest to a student of human emotions: his grief, his being love-struck, and his madness)). These aspects are obviously intertwined but need not be regarded as other than co-extensive.