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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelHamlet is a kind of tragic story about a young prince, who has a lot of
problems that makes his mind, is full of confusion, doubt and uncertainty. His
inability to face reality and his weaknesses seem overwhelm him. Therefore, he
experiences depression since he is also unable to cope with it. His psychological
problem, depression, becomes the issue that the thesis writer wants to discuss.
Therefore, the thesis writer questions why Hamlet gets depression and what the
effects of his depression are as seen in his behavior. So, the thesis writer is going
to reveal why Hamlet experiences depression and to analyze the effects of
depression in his behaviors. Hence, the writer thinks that literary approach as the
main tool, namely theory of characterization and conflict, to find out the
characters of Hamlet and psychological concept of depression to go further into
Hamlet?s state of psychology. The writer finds that Hamlet?s anguish upon his
father?s death becomes one of the causes of his depression. He is depressed for he
cannot believe his father that he admires about leaves him so soon and thus
Hamlet loses his future orientation. Besides, his disappointment upon his mother?s
unfaithfulness and his worthlessness feeling as he fails to carry out his father?s
message generates him to fall into depression. He regrets for letting unfairness
happens in Denmark. As a result of his depression, he tends to be self-blaming for
not being able to solve his problems and to be hesitant in taking action and he
chooses to run away to avoid burden.