... only lasted for brief periods of time because of the emotional blows that Hamlet undergoes. I and many literary folk believe that Hamlet suffered from a Oedipus complex. Freud described this as a desire for a young boy to kill his father and become sexually involved with his mother. Now that Hamlet's father is eliminated, he believes that he will now be the number one ... need for the comfort of his mother is a pivotal point of why Hamlet feels betrayed by his mother, when she can not afford him the love he expects. Besides Hamlet's desire to find comfort in his mother, it is evident th...

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