The Psychology Of Hamlet In Shakespeare's Hamlet
Psychology Of Hamlet
Death is never an easy thing to handle. Imagine losing the person you look up to, idolize, and has always helped you when you 've fallen. After this kind of tragedy, it is not easy to move on and act like everything is fine. Now picture what it would feel like to discover it was your own uncle that took that person away; your father, his brother. Hamlet expected his family to grieve. He assumed that they would all be as heart broken as he was, but they weren 't. Hamlet 's expectations were simply natural, therefore his anger and frustration toward his family was logical.
Hamlet lost his father unexpectedly and it is easy to assume that he was in shock. Denial, the first stage of grief (Axelrod), is exemplified when …show more content…
So subconsciously Hamlet can not kill Claudius because he wants to be him. This explains why it took Hamlet so long to murder Claudius. Throughout the entire play Hamlet never had the courage to murder Claudius and seek the vengeance for his father. However, when his mother dies of the poisoned wine, it triggers an immediate reaction. Hamlet displays his true love for his mother (Shakespeare V, ii).
Hamlet was forced through a long roller coaster ride of tragic events. It only makes sense for Hamlet to react in the way he did because it is all natural, based on psychology. He was able to work through the different problems coming his way to die a noble death, to die a hero.
Works Cited
Oswalt, Angela. "Sigmund Freud and Child Development ." . N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar 2013. .
"Hamlet Character Analysis." . N.p., 2013. Web. 18 Mar 2013. .
"Hamlet Comprehensive Story Form." . N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar 2013. .
Johnson, Amanda . "Relationships in Hamlet." . N.p., 20 Apr 2005. Web. 25 Mar 2013. .
Shakespeare, William. Hamlet. Computer Software. Apple App Store Vers. 3.2.2. Readdle, 12 Oct 2012. < HYPERLINK
Death is never an easy thing to handle. Imagine losing the person you look up to, idolize, and has always helped you when you 've fallen. After this kind of tragedy, it is not easy to move on and act like everything is fine. Now picture what it would feel like to discover it was your own uncle that took that person away; your father, his brother. Hamlet expected his family to grieve. He assumed that they would all be as heart broken as he was, but they weren 't. Hamlet 's expectations were simply natural, therefore his anger and frustration toward his family was logical.
Hamlet lost his father unexpectedly and it is easy to assume that he was in shock. Denial, the first stage of grief (Axelrod), is exemplified when …show more content…
So subconsciously Hamlet can not kill Claudius because he wants to be him. This explains why it took Hamlet so long to murder Claudius. Throughout the entire play Hamlet never had the courage to murder Claudius and seek the vengeance for his father. However, when his mother dies of the poisoned wine, it triggers an immediate reaction. Hamlet displays his true love for his mother (Shakespeare V, ii).
Hamlet was forced through a long roller coaster ride of tragic events. It only makes sense for Hamlet to react in the way he did because it is all natural, based on psychology. He was able to work through the different problems coming his way to die a noble death, to die a hero.
Works Cited
Oswalt, Angela. "Sigmund Freud and Child Development ." . N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar 2013. .
"Hamlet Character Analysis." . N.p., 2013. Web. 18 Mar 2013. .
"Hamlet Comprehensive Story Form." . N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar 2013. .
Johnson, Amanda . "Relationships in Hamlet." . N.p., 20 Apr 2005. Web. 25 Mar 2013. .
Shakespeare, William. Hamlet. Computer Software. Apple App Store Vers. 3.2.2. Readdle, 12 Oct 2012. < HYPERLINK