The Oedipus Complex
The noted Viennese physician Sigmund Freud was one of the firsts to suggest workable cures for mental disorders. Although Freud’s theories were at first disputed, his work became the foundation for treating psychiatric disorders through psychoanalysis. A psychological complex, according to Freudian theory, is a group of repressed feelings and desires. Based upon psychological research and various studies, Freud conceived the Oedipus complex. In Freudian psychoanalytic theory, the Oedipus complex is a desire for sexual involvement with the parent of the opposite sex. This attraction to the parent of the opposite sex and rivalry with the same parent of the same sex appears to be apparent throughout William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. Hamlet is arguably one of the most criticized and well-known plays in British literature. The play is the story of Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, whose father, King Hamlet, is killed. Barely after one month, Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude, marries her deceased husband’s brother, Claudius. Hamlet is appalled by his mother’s lack of sympathy towards the death of his father. Then comes the appearance of King Hamlet’s ghost. The ghost then tells Hamlet that its death was due to murder and goes on to name Clau
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