First of all, what is Oedipus
Complex? Oedipus complex a son or daughter's wish to possess the parent of the
opposite sex. This term was coined by a psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud(6 May
1856 – 23 September 1939).
The word “Oedipus” refers to a 5th-century BC male character Oedipus, who had been
told, would kill his father and marry his mother before his birth. To prevent
that being truth, his father Laius sent him away when he was born. However, the
tragedy happened in some way. Oedipus killed his father and married his mother.
He stabbed his eyes after he knew the truth.
Oedipus was accursed in the story. It causes
a further question- Can a son love his mother?
My personal answer is that kind
of love should be understood. From everybody’s birth, parents taught us
everything. Therefore, in our subconsciousness, parents are perfect. We love
our potentially because we rely on them. However, as we grow up, this consciousness
disappeared because we find our loves at our ages. The dependence to parents is
transferred to the dependence to our lovers. We understand, rely on and love each
other. This is my definition of love. Therefore, the love to parents should be understood.
How does it connect with Hamlet?
From 1599 to1602, Hamlet was written by Shakespeare. In Hamlet, Hamlet thought his mother was
perfect. However, he was sad when his mother married his uncle. In some way, it
is said that Hamlet was sad because it was his uncle married his mother. He
through his mother should be perfect. His mother Gertrude in his mind was stained
and he could not stand that. He would kill his mother if his father’s ghost did
not stop him. At the end of the story, his mother was killed by his uncle's mistake. The one should have drunk the venom was
Hamlet in uncle’s plan. Under Shakespeare’s words, Gertrude saved his son’s
life and apologized to his son in this special way, reflecting that the love from Gertrude to Hamlet and the love from Hamlet to Gertrude were tragedies.
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