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The Oedipus Complex in Shakespeare's "Hamlet"


The Oedipus Complex in Shakespeare's "Hamlet"
Argues that the interpretation of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" through the application of Freud's "Oedipus Complex" is not definitive.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages) | 7 sources | 2002 United States


Paper Summary:

This essay will explore the scholarly and theatrical application of Freud's "Oedipus Complex" to the interpretation of Shakespeare's "Hamlet". It will be argued that while this view of the relationship between Hamlet and Gertrude is not definitive, the plot of the play does nonetheless fulfil many basic features of the "Oedipus Complex".

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The Oedipus Complex in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Argumentative-Essay-The-Oedipus-Complex-in-Shakespeare's-Hamlet/33733

MLA Citation:

"The Oedipus Complex in Shakespeare's "Hamlet"" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Argumentative-Essay-The-Oedipus-Complex-in-Shakespeare's-Hamlet/33733>




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