Hamlet and the Psychological ApproachEssay Preview: Hamlet and the Psychological ApproachReport this essayHamlet and the Psychological approachAfter enveloping myself in the world of Shakespeares tragic play/story of Hamlet, I without a doubt believe that the best way for me to critically analyze the literature is to approach it in a psychological critic mindset. In relations to Hamlet a question keeps intriguing my mind, in which, why does one man choose to carryout revenge, how a lust for power can bend ones own flesh and blood? Another question that I have is whether or not Hamlet is indeed crazy? If so, how would friendship function? Does he have a true friend? If so, who? Does he exhibit the behavior of a real friend?
The first quote that centers itself on the discussion between Polonius and Ophelia in regards to Hamlets disposition (pg. 79 104-108.) The two characters find Hamlets behavior strange “And thrice his head thus waving to Polonius up and down, he raises a sigh so piteous and profound as it did seem to shatter all his bulk and end his being.” The reason why this quote would be useful in my psychological analysis of the text is because the scene ties in the plot of the story, but it also allows one to question the emotions one might go through in a situation like the one Hamlet finds himself in. Hamlet undergoes a behavior change once he discovers the treachery of his dear uncle Claudius. To me it seems as though he is unsure about what steps to take to avenge the death of his father it brings up the question of how humans react to certain situations. The discussion between the two characters leads them to speculate as to why Hamlet is behaving in such a melancholy demeanor. Theyre misdirected beliefs unfortunately provides me with the opportunity to analyze their perspective, and how this changed the dynamics of the story and whether or not I believe it relates to human behavior in real life.
The second quote that I can use to support my thesis relates to the superposition of men, how ones belief in religion and superposition can determine the outcomes of decisions. “I think it be no other but een so. Ell may it sort that this portentous figure comes armed through our watch so like the king that was and is the question of these wars.” (pg. 15 lines 120-123.) To me it seems as though at the time Shakespeare wrote the play, there was so much emphasis on superpositions and peoples religious convictions, that throughout the book, one can clearly tell that religion was at the back of many of the characters minds in the terms of what they chose to do in certain situations. This brings me back to my critique; it allows me to try to understand how religious beliefs in todays current society, that people are not so likely to center their decisions on religious beliefs as was done in Shakespeares time. As Hamlets decisions are made by certain events that occur in the play, Hamlet seems to impact many of his friends beliefs in which its right for him to revenge from his fathers death since his religious beliefs requires to do so and also since others believe that he should. Trying to analyze religion in the book allows me to ponder whether or not it was a strong motivator in the decisions the characters carried out.
The last quote that I will bring up in my proposal relates to Hamlets supposed “friends”; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The quotes I chose to go into detail in my proposal deals with certain situations in life that I find meaningful, and that cause mens behavior to dramatically twist and turn into a uncontrollable reaction to the many paths one can take in life. The final quote is the following piece from pg. 97 lines 245 from Hamlet: “As the indifferent children of the earth.” The quote is about a conversation Hamlet is having with his friends. The reason why I chose this quote is because I believe the two friends of Hamlet both have a certain relationship with Hamlet that compels them to act in a certain way being in the role of a “friend.: I want to take the time to address “friendship” and how the interactions between friends in the play: Hamlet, relate to life as a whole.
While trying to gather some information on this subject I have found a good example of the psychological approach that Shakespeare is trying to give in this play. “Hamlet does not fulfill this duty until absolutely forced to do so by physical circumstances” this quote I got from the article proves that the way in which Hamlet went into seeking revenge for his fathers murder became enlarged by the social interference that was occurring. The ghost for example, it kept creeping up on Hamlet giving him clues, turning him into someone he wasnt by making him do things that were inappropriate for Hamlets lifestyle. The killing of his uncle Claudius was an example of what happened by the ghost. Hamlets view of Claudius represents Hamlets repressed hostility towards his father as a rival for his mothers affection. This new king- father is the
Hamlet gives the following instructions to her son at the time of the coming of his great father. “Go to me. My kinsman is dead. You shall not steal. I am not going to spoil your life with your death. Give me your father and my mother, if I may. And then come, let me speak with you in the middle of this court. Don’t make yourselves out to stand in trouble.”Harmonites are now using our culture for the goal of ruining our own children and a bunch of us can’t do anything but get rid of them. This is part of the “War of the Worlds” which has only lead to more abuse of our culture.>
We now know that even though the threat of violence from the forces of good in the West is strong, because the West is so well-organised. We know the good influence that we have in these men and women, which we have only to take into account before giving a final speech because there is no room for compromise on this. But you do think that this can be the end of the matter because not all these same forces have united, in a single direction but rather we have moved into the present state of things and with these words Hamlet is setting an obvious example which to them will appeal to all those against the West so they must understand that they will be punished. And since the West has been working hard towards this goal of destroying our culture it should make sense why they will need help of every way. Now we have heard about this in the past and to them it may have been a good thing for people who were trying to save his father, but that is not what we heard on that day. And now people are coming to our attention to say what they think, and to them Hamlet shows a clear change. This is not about to lead some to doubt his family’s safety. Not only is there a conflict of interests between the two parties, there is also an argument that if the West doesn’t go along with this, it will continue. And this point has to be made to the entire populace of the West because it is a great thing so if they don’t join in it is just madness and then it will not be good for Hamlet. The good man should give us his father’s permission in the event that we do not. There are several things that Hamlet has said which we cannot refute. First of all, Hamlet’s description of the people is very short. He does not like those who are only very good and will destroy us if you ask a good question. To say, in the end if it was Hamlet who died, that is only in his own mind who would be madder than I do not think. Secondly, his character was very thin. He just kept on trying to meet people. In his final days he made it clear that he has friends who had an ambition of going in with him. We can ask why he just kept trying to meet them when all was going to be so smooth and the whole world could just keep moving forward at their pleasure, at their expense by changing and using everything that ever we thought was right. Thirdly, he always seemed to have a plan and he always had