... to kill Claudius which is conveyed by Shakespeare soliloquies. It is something he has to do, wants to do, but something he can't do. This could be because of his "Oedipus Complex," Hamlet has feelings of guilt and repulsion against killing Claudius, which always remind him that he is no better than Claudius. In a way killing Claudius would like killing himself ... ...

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... novel to symbolize the duality of the mind, a representation of Victor's conscious and unconscious mind. Victor's conscious behavior is clouded by his unconscious repressed desires, as he struggles with the Oedipus complex, defined as subconscious feelings in children of intense competition and even hatred toward the parent of the same sex, and feelings of romantic love toward the parent of the ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate