Hamlet and the Women of the Play

Regardless of it 's popularity the play , Hamlet , still remains a puzzle which scholars for centuries have been analyzing and debating . Authors of any genres , simply can not guarantee how their writings will be interpreted by future generations . Much of the criticism surrounding the play Hamlet , deals with the duality of Hamlet 's personality . Hamlet is , in some ways , a sweet and noble prince . He is a poet and it dedicated to truth and justice . The other of Hamlet 's personality is strikingly different . The other Hamlet is cruel and nasty . He treats

br women very poorly . This can be seen in his intense relationships with Ophelia and his mother

The Oedipal Complex was first developed by Sigmund Freud . The theory revolves around the concept that individuals have a hidden desire for sexual interaction with a parent of the opposite sex . At the same time the child feels a rivalry with the parent of the same sex . It may be that Freud named the oedipal complex after the infamous king of Thebes not because Oedipus 's childhood experience mirrored the developmental phase he described but simply because Oedipus was readily recognizable as a man who killed his father and had sex with his mother (Sugiyama 121 . Freud intensely studied Hamlet , and wanted to be known as the man who diagnosed Hamlet 's mental dis . He writes , in The Interpretation of Dreams , the play is seems to be about Hamlet seeking revenge for his father 's murder , but Shakespeare , within the text of the play , does not show a reason for why Hamlet waits so long to kill Claudius . Freud states According to the view which was originated by Goethe and is still the prevailing one today , Hamlet represents the type of man whose power of direct action is paralyzed by and excessive development of his intellect (98

Dr . Ernest Jones offered one of the first indepth presentations of the theory that Hamlet suffered from the Oedipal Complex . He asserted , in Hamlet and Oedipus , The story thus interpreted would run somewhat as follows : As a child Hamlet had experienced the warmest affection for his mother , and this , as is always the case , had contained elements of a more or less dimly defined erotic quality (98 . There are two qualities which the Queen has which supports this reasoning Shakespeare clearly shows her sensual nature . He also explains that she has a great deal of intense love for her son . Jones believes The former is indicated in too many places in the play to need specific reference , and is generally recognised (98 . Hamlet is a study of "the powerful influence of infantile sexuality on the patterns of unconscious thinking in the lives of adults (MacCary 114 . Hamlet 's fatal flaw is his Oedipal complex which leads to indecision . The rising action , falling action , and resolution , in Hamlet , can be attributed to the theme of indecision

Hamlet is drawn to Ophelia because she , in some ways , resembles his mother . It is for this same reasons...