“OEDIPUS” HAMLET Hamlet had the Oedipus complex. Oedipus was a person who was cursed to kill his father and marry his mother. So, the Oedipus complex is when a child lusts after his or her mother. This leads to depression because the child cannot fulfill his or her desire. If Hamlet had the Oedipus complex then we can understand why he did some of the things that he did. He delayed himself in killing Claudius (…showed first 75 words of 511 total…

…showed last 75 words of 511 total…Hamlet had been delaying his revenge the whole play. Why finish it now? He finally killed Claudius because his mother had died. Hamlet didn’t have to worry about hurting his mother anymore. Oedipus Hamlet procrastinated throughout the whole play until the end, while suffering from depression. Now we understand why Hamlet did some of the things he did. He accomplished all of his deeds out of love and need to be with his mother.