Freudian interpretations Flashcards
When was Sigmund Freud alive?
1856-1939
did Freud agree or disagree that Hamlet was a man who could not act?
he disagreed that Hamlet could not act as he killed Polonius with no hesitation.
what book did Freud write?
An Interpretation of Dreams - 1900
what is Freuds Oedipus theory?
all children see their same sex parent as competition for their opposite sex parents affection.
Freud on Hamlets hesitation
Hamlets inability to act is rooted in his Oedipal instincts.
Freud on Hamlets hesitation
Hamlets inability to act is rooted in his Oedipal instincts.
what does Freud believe the reason is that Hamlet does not kill Claudius?
because the repressed Oedipal desires of Hamlet have been fulfilled by Claudius. Hamlet is no better than the sinner he wishes to punish.
Who wrote the classic Freudian essay, Hamlet and Oedipus (1949)?
Ernest Jones
who argues that Gertrude “inspires fantasies larger than she is” in her book ‘Suffocating Mothers’ (1992)?
Janet Adelman
Adelman’s view of OKH’s murder
Adelman believes that “both the play and Hamlet shift the blame for OKH’s murder to Gertrude”
Where do some productions set act 4 scene 3 linking to a Freudian perspective of Hamlet?
Gertrude’s bed / bedroom
