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Comparing Perks Of Being A Wallflower And Hamlet

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One-in-ten American’s are diagnosed with depression and this number increases twenty percent each year. In one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, Hamlet, and in the award winning novel, Perks of Being a Wallflower written by Stephen Chbosky, both of the main characters deal with severe mental illness. Although depression stems from different causes, Charlie and Hamlet have many similar problems. Throughout Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet shows symptoms of depression. His constant “thoughts of death or suicide”(Gwinnell 4), his “grandiose ideas”(Gwinnell 7), and his “inappropriate social behavior” (Gwinnell 7) allow the reader to diagnose Hamlet as depressed. The reoccurring theme of suicide is evident. Hamlet struggles with the question: “is it
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