HAMLET HAS A DAVID COMPLEX
Freud claimed Hamlet had an Oedipus complex, but Shakespeare seems to have had the biblical King David more in mind.
—Claudius is like King David: both kill to marry the victim's wife; Claudius may have had an affair with Gertrude before King Hamlet's death, like David with Bathsheba.
—Hamlet complains that his mother and uncle have not mourned long for the death of King Hamlet;
after learning that his son is sick, David fasts and prays for seven days, but on learning that the child has died, he ends his mourning with disturbing speed (2 Sam 12:18-23).
—Hamlet pretends to be mad to deflect a threat; so does David (1 Sam 21:13).
—Hamlet uses a play to "catch the conscience of the king" (3.2). Nathan used a story to catch the conscience of King David (2 Sam 12:1-9).
—Hamlet spares Claudius (3.3) at prayer (but with dark motives); David spared King Saul when he had the chance to kill him (1 Sam 24).
—Claudius sends a letter with Hamlet to have him executed in England (4.3); David sent a letter with Uriah to arrange for his death (2 Sam11:14-15).
The idea of Hamlet having an Oedipus complex is a Freudian idea. Perhaps there are as many (or more) allusions in Hamlet to King David than to Oedipus?
Where do the David allusions point? Henry VIII? Stay posted. . . .
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MORE:
KING DAVID & OEDIPUS in HAMLET
On this blog: https://pauladrianfried.blogspot.com/2017/09/king-oedipus-king-david-hamlet-freud.html
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HENRY VIII & KING DAVID in HAMLET
On this blog: https://pauladrianfried.blogspot.com/2017/09/king-oedipus-king-david-hamlet-freud.html
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HAMLET HAS A DAVID COMPLEX
On this blog: https://pauladrianfried.blogspot.com/2017/09/hamlet-has-david-complex-freud-claimed.html
INCESTUOUS, ADULTEROUS, MURDEROUS BEAST?
https://pauladrianfried.blogspot.com/2018/03/incestuous-adulterous-murderous-beast.html
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Links to a description of my book project:
On this blog: https://pauladrianfried.blogspot.com/2017/05/hamlets-bible-my-book-project-im.html
[Originally posted around the week of 9/7/17
on LinkedIn]
—Claudius is like King David: both kill to marry the victim's wife; Claudius may have had an affair with Gertrude before King Hamlet's death, like David with Bathsheba.
—Hamlet complains that his mother and uncle have not mourned long for the death of King Hamlet;
after learning that his son is sick, David fasts and prays for seven days, but on learning that the child has died, he ends his mourning with disturbing speed (2 Sam 12:18-23).
—Hamlet pretends to be mad to deflect a threat; so does David (1 Sam 21:13).
—Hamlet uses a play to "catch the conscience of the king" (3.2). Nathan used a story to catch the conscience of King David (2 Sam 12:1-9).
—Hamlet spares Claudius (3.3) at prayer (but with dark motives); David spared King Saul when he had the chance to kill him (1 Sam 24).
—Claudius sends a letter with Hamlet to have him executed in England (4.3); David sent a letter with Uriah to arrange for his death (2 Sam11:14-15).
The idea of Hamlet having an Oedipus complex is a Freudian idea. Perhaps there are as many (or more) allusions in Hamlet to King David than to Oedipus?
Where do the David allusions point? Henry VIII? Stay posted. . . .
~~~~~
MORE:
KING DAVID & OEDIPUS in HAMLET
On this blog: https://pauladrianfried.blogspot.com/2017/09/king-oedipus-king-david-hamlet-freud.html
On LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/eeBvjjS
HENRY VIII & KING DAVID in HAMLET
On this blog: https://pauladrianfried.blogspot.com/2017/09/king-oedipus-king-david-hamlet-freud.html
On LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/e97bdG4
HAMLET HAS A DAVID COMPLEX
On this blog: https://pauladrianfried.blogspot.com/2017/09/hamlet-has-david-complex-freud-claimed.html
INCESTUOUS, ADULTEROUS, MURDEROUS BEAST?
https://pauladrianfried.blogspot.com/2018/03/incestuous-adulterous-murderous-beast.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Links to a description of my book project:
On this blog: https://pauladrianfried.blogspot.com/2017/05/hamlets-bible-my-book-project-im.html
[Originally posted around the week of 9/7/17
on LinkedIn]
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