Hamlet and the Oedipus Complex Essays -- Oedipal Complex William Shak

Hamlet and the Oedipus Complex William Shakespe ares play Hamlet contains actu solelyy similar elements to Sophocles Greek Myth, Oedipus Rex. In the late 1800s through early 1900s, a Doctor establish out of Vienna, named Sigmund Freud, developed a theory based on the events of the play Oedipus Rex, which has since been coined the Oedipus Complex. Ernest Jones also applied his knowledge of Freudian psychological science and wrote a persuasive paper suggesting that Hamlet cannot kill his uncle Claudius because of his repressed feelings for his perplex. In the story of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus fulfills a prophecy given to him, by killing his catch Laius and by sleeping with his mother Jocasta. When Oedipus realizes he has fulfilled the prophecy he gouges his eyes out, causing blindness. In Shakespeares masterpiece Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark aims himself stuck in the Oedipus stage (Uncle preferably of his father.) As the play progresses, Hamlet seems unable to cope with his repres sed childishness feelings, leaving him in a state of confusion and melancholy. Hamlet struggles to find truth amongst the people he once trusted. He appears disturbed because of his lustful, feelings for his mother Gertrude, while his hate for his uncle Claudius seems to grow deeper. There are many parallels that we are able to draw from Shakespeares Hamlet to Sophocles Oedipus Rex. Freud used the Greek myth Oedipus Rex as a means of breaking down the human subconscious. According to Freud, all males suffer from the Oedipus complex. The Oedipus complex can be defined as the males unconscious(p) drive to lust for his mother and the desire to kill his father. Freud believed that there are two opposing forces that exist within all human beings. He said, that the ... ...nes, E. Hamlet and Oedipus, in Bevington, David Twentieth Century Interpretations of Hamlet. New Jersey prentice Hall, 1968 Kovesi, Dr S. Lecture handout Hamlet and Psychoanalysis 2002 Shakespeare, W. Hamlet The Oxfo rd Shakespeare ed. Olver, H.J Oxford Oxford University Press, 1982 Information regarding Freuds theory and works interpreted from website addresses http//www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/4158 (General information) http//www.freudpage.com/en-us/freud/psychotheory1.html (Classic Psychoanalytic Theory) http//www.mii.kurume-u.ac.jp/leuers/Freud.htmn (Psychoanalytic Theory) http//www.geocities.com/mhrowell/ (Psychoanalytic Theory) http//fox.klte.hu/keresofi/psychotherapy/index.shtml (Dictionary of Psychoanalytical Terms) http//www.vuw.ac.nz/psyc/vornikFreud/FRONT.HTM (General information and Psychoanalytic Theory)