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This 7 page paper considers critic Ernest Jones’s article about the psychological reasons for Hamlet’s delay in seeking vengeance and argues that Jones’s thesis is plausible. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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mind, paralyzing him DISCUSSION Analysis of Ernest Joness article Examples of points in the play where Hamlet did not act Comparison of Joness points
with Hamlets words Opinion of whether Jones sufficiently explains Hamlets non- action Argument that Jones makes sense CONCLUSION Introduction Hamlet is arguably the worlds greatest play and
possibly its most popular. It is still being performed and studied 400 years after Shakespeare wrote it, and the reason for that can be attributed to the complexity of its
protagonist. One of the most intriguing questions of all is why Hamlet fails to act more quickly than he does. In fact, during much of the play Hamlet is engaged
in introspective musing rather than avenging his fathers death. This paper considers Ernest Joness critique, which argues that one possible explanation for Hamlets inability to act quickly is that his
repressed Oedipal tendencies are brought from his subconscious and almost penetrate his conscious mind, paralyzing him. Discussion Critic Ernest Joness article is certainly thought-provoking. Like most readers and audience members,
he wants to know why Hamlet, who has been told directly by his fathers Ghost that he was murdered, delays in seeking vengeance. It would seem that the fact the
Ghost appears and Hamlet is able to speak to it is proof enough of the reality of the vision. In the scene where Hamlet exhorts his companions to swear on
his sword, the Ghost echoes "Swear by his sword" (I.v.161); a few lines later Horatio exclaims "O day and night, but this is wondrous strange!" (I.v.164). Clearly then everyone can
hear the Ghost (or else it would have said "Tell them to swear by your sword" rather than addressing them directly), so the argument that Hamlet delays because hes not
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