In all Shakespeare's works there is a common pattern. This model is Aristotle's “Tragic Hero”. In order for the play to follow this theme, there must be a character of noble birth, who causes his own downfall, who regrets what he has done and then dies. All of Shakespeare's plays follow this theme, all except Hamlet. Hamlet follows a different theme called "Revenge Play". The play Revenge is based on a play called “Spanish Tragedy” by Thomas Kyd. The comedy of Vengeance was very popular during the Renaissance. For a play to be considered a "revenge play" it must have the following criteria: a secret murder (Hamlet's father is a murderer), a ghostly vision of the victim (Hamlet sees the ghost of his father), a period in which the plot as revenge is expected (Hamlet thinks about how to make Claudius confess), a madness of anger in a sudden act of the avenger (Hamlet kills Polonius) and an ending with the death of everyone, including the avenger. In Hamlet all this is present. So yes, Hamlet's personality influences the tragic events that happen throughout the film...