Abstract: Hamlet of William Shakespeare Tragedy Revenge
Thesis: In the play, Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare is described as a tragedy of revenge, through psychological origins of revenge, the styles of revenge during that period and the structure of Elizabethan revenge tragedies.
This article, "Shakespeare and Psychoanalysis: Tragic Alternatives: Eros and Superego Revenge in Hamlet.", written by Joanna Montgomery Byes focuses on the psychological origins of revenge and in what part does the socialized and/or individual superego play in creating the revenge tragedy in Hamlet. It reminds us that revenge is a mechanism in the drama that presents the cultural significance within family relationship. In this article, it presents that idea in which the inward tragedy is represented to destroy the logic of the revenge form. Joanna suggests that revenge is popular in Shakespeare's culture and still is because it is profoundly disturbing; the projection of revenge is "therapeutic". The two concepts: defusion of the dual instincts of Eros and Death, and superego aggression, which is one aspect of the death instinct contribute to the fate of Hamlet. The creation of the Ghost creates a father-son-mother confrontation as the Old Hamlet return from the dead to get revenge. Though the superego inside him seeks to punish this revengeful force. "Hamlet tries to become his father's superego, but because he cannot act on it, his own superego takes revenge on him — tortures him, kills him eventually." Hamlet becomes a victim of his own desire for punishment as his displacements fail. The conflict between ego and superego establishes the vigorous action of Hamlet on many levels. It is with Hamlet's acceptance for as long as revenge is revealed for what it is: a dynamically hostile, hateful, destructive force, and, in Hamlet, an unbeatable enemy that the superego wins. Through Hamlet, Shakespeare invites our reflection, invites us to express our deepest desires and aggression as revenge.
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This article, "Shakespeare and Psychoanalysis: Tragic Alternatives: Eros and Superego Revenge in Hamlet.", written by Joanna Montgomery Byes focuses on the psychological origins of revenge and in what part does the socialized and/or individual superego play in creating the revenge tragedy in Hamlet. It reminds us that revenge is a mechanism in the drama that presents the cultural significance within family relationship. In this article, it presents that idea in which the inward tragedy is represented to destroy the logic of the revenge form. Joanna suggests that revenge is popular in Shakespeare's culture and still is because it is profoundly disturbing; the projection of revenge is "therapeutic". The two concepts: defusion of the dual instincts of Eros and Death, and superego aggression, which is one aspect of the death instinct contribute to the fate of Hamlet. The creation of the Ghost creates a father-son-mother confrontation as the Old Hamlet return from the dead to get revenge. Though the superego inside him seeks to punish this revengeful force. "Hamlet tries to become his father's superego, but because he cannot act on it, his own superego takes revenge on him — tortures him, kills him eventually." Hamlet becomes a victim of his own desire for punishment as his displacements fail. The conflict between ego and superego establishes the vigorous action of Hamlet on many levels. It is with Hamlet's acceptance for as long as revenge is revealed for what it is: a dynamically hostile, hateful, destructive force, and, in Hamlet, an unbeatable enemy that the superego wins. Through Hamlet, Shakespeare invites our reflection, invites us to express our deepest desires and aggression as revenge.
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