Character Behavior in Shakespeare's Hamlet When Directed by the Oedipus and Electra Complexes.
This paper shall now address the argument, that the theory of the presence of an Oedipal or an electra complex does not actually dictate the behavior of Hamlet or Ophelia at all, as these complexes are not part of their character design. Instead, these complexes have been surmised from the text as psychology evolved the concept of the id in relation to the Oedipal complex, and that over time the argument has developed that Shakespeare intended the Oedipal and Electra complexes to be part of a basic character design. 6 pgs. 7 f/c. 5b.
