world. The actions that Hamlet performs mirror the patterns of a manic depressive. Bipolar Disorder is a mood disorder in which both mania and depression are present. In bipolar disorder periods of mania and depression alternate (each lasting between a few days and a few months), sometimes with normal mood interventions. (Gershon, 1990) Hamlet expresses these characteristics exactly . From day to day Hamlet goes from seemingly rational or "normal" to irrational, tenacious and impulsive. His patterns of action clearly prove that he is a bipolar disease sufferer....
