Connections: Harry and Hamlet

While reading Hamlet, i've come to realize that there are many similarities between Harry Potter and Hamlet. Much like Hamlet, Harry's father is dead. This causes him great emotional distress, which makes him act irrationally, a lot like Hamlet's split personality. Moreover, like Hamlet, Harry will stop at nothing to avenge his father's death causing a lot of turmoil in his life, eventually lashing out at his friends a lot like Hamlet, and his two friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Another major connection between these two pieces of literature is the concept of "close enemies". Harry's relatives such as his uncle and aunt are always trying to spy and interfere with Harry's life, a lot like Hamlet's friends. However, these enemies are not aware that their counterparts are jsut putting on a play so as to seem that they are a lot dumber they really are. With that said, I wonder if J.K Rowlings had Hamlet in the back of her mind while writing the Harry Potter series.