The Dramatic Significance of the Oedipus Complex in Shakespeare's Hamlet .
This essay will explore the scholarly and theatrical application of Freud's "Oedipus Complex" to the interpretation of Shakespeare's "Hamlet". It will be argued that while this view of the relationship between Hamlet and Gertrude is not definitive, the plot of the play does nonetheless fulfil many basic features of the "Oedipus Complex". 7 pgs. 10 f/c. 7b.
