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Does Hamlet truly lament the untimely demise of his father? The renowned play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, is subject to analysis with a multitude of critical lens, such as marxist, feminist, and psychoanalytic. When examining Hamlet with the psychoanalytic lens, one can uncover the de facto reason why Hamlet fixates on the demise of his father, King Hamlet. Could it perhaps be that Hamlet genuinely has a passionate relationship with his father? The fact that the throne is granted to King Hamlet’s brother rather than Hamlet, suggests that Hamlet’s grief is a result of his stolen opportunity to acquire the throne. Sigmund Freud’s theory of the Oedipus complex states that all humans have a subconscious desire to have intercourse …show more content…
This concept is found in the relationship between Hamlet and King Hamlet’s ghost. Throughout the story it is ambiguous as to whether King Hamlet’s ghost is genuine or merely something Hamlet artificially conceives in his mind. When King Hamlet’s ghost appears before Hamlet and Gertrude, Hamlet exclusively sees it. Nothing at all; yet all that is I see(III.iv.135). The occurrence of Gertrude not witnessing the ghost suggests that it depicts a portion of Hamlet’s consciousness, as well as a dead man. The idea of a dead king and a psychological element of Hamlet give birth to King Hamlet’s Ghost. Ophelia’s description of Hamlet in act two when she expresses him as “Pale as his shirt; his knees knocking each other; / And with a look so piteous in purport / As if he had been loosed out of hell” (II.i.81-83). Hamlet’s ghost-like complexion makes him appear as if he has just returned from hell, similar to King Hamlet’s Ghost’s description, insinuating that the ghost is merely a reflection of Hamlet’s mind. Ultimately, this means that Hamlet subconsciously conceived the ghost in his mind in order to justify killing Claudius so he could marry his …show more content…
“It would be foolish to argue that Hamlet’s mind can be left out of the play...”(Feibleman 136). In doing so, one can begin to comprehend that Hamlet’s seemingly peculiar behavior, is due to his Oedipus complex, which motivates his every decision. Hamlet’s id subconsciously motivates him to enact revenge upon Claudius for murdering his father. He produces an illusion of virtue, by attempting to convince himself that his motive for revenge was the demise of his father, but truthfully his motivation is his Oedipus complex for his mother. The existence of King Hamlet’s(superego) is conceived by Hamlet in order to justify and disguise his true motivations for killing
Does Hamlet truly lament the untimely demise of his father? The renowned play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, is subject to analysis with a multitude of critical lens, such as marxist, feminist, and psychoanalytic. When examining Hamlet with the psychoanalytic lens, one can uncover the de facto reason why Hamlet fixates on the demise of his father, King Hamlet. Could it perhaps be that Hamlet genuinely has a passionate relationship with his father? The fact that the throne is granted to King Hamlet’s brother rather than Hamlet, suggests that Hamlet’s grief is a result of his stolen opportunity to acquire the throne. Sigmund Freud’s theory of the Oedipus complex states that all humans have a subconscious desire to have intercourse …show more content…
This concept is found in the relationship between Hamlet and King Hamlet’s ghost. Throughout the story it is ambiguous as to whether King Hamlet’s ghost is genuine or merely something Hamlet artificially conceives in his mind. When King Hamlet’s ghost appears before Hamlet and Gertrude, Hamlet exclusively sees it. Nothing at all; yet all that is I see(III.iv.135). The occurrence of Gertrude not witnessing the ghost suggests that it depicts a portion of Hamlet’s consciousness, as well as a dead man. The idea of a dead king and a psychological element of Hamlet give birth to King Hamlet’s Ghost. Ophelia’s description of Hamlet in act two when she expresses him as “Pale as his shirt; his knees knocking each other; / And with a look so piteous in purport / As if he had been loosed out of hell” (II.i.81-83). Hamlet’s ghost-like complexion makes him appear as if he has just returned from hell, similar to King Hamlet’s Ghost’s description, insinuating that the ghost is merely a reflection of Hamlet’s mind. Ultimately, this means that Hamlet subconsciously conceived the ghost in his mind in order to justify killing Claudius so he could marry his …show more content…
“It would be foolish to argue that Hamlet’s mind can be left out of the play...”(Feibleman 136). In doing so, one can begin to comprehend that Hamlet’s seemingly peculiar behavior, is due to his Oedipus complex, which motivates his every decision. Hamlet’s id subconsciously motivates him to enact revenge upon Claudius for murdering his father. He produces an illusion of virtue, by attempting to convince himself that his motive for revenge was the demise of his father, but truthfully his motivation is his Oedipus complex for his mother. The existence of King Hamlet’s(superego) is conceived by Hamlet in order to justify and disguise his true motivations for killing