Never have I wondered how one can apply Freudian psychoanalysis to a reading of Macbeth. I haven't read much of Freud, Carl Jung seems a much important figure than Freud in the field of psychoanalysis. Correct me if I am wrong ! Anyways, brilliant insights.. Way to go, Jen ! Keep up the good work !
You're absolutely right in that Jung is also a seminal figure in psychoanalytic theory. I think he's behind 'Archetypal Criticism', but 'Psychoanalytic Criticism' remains closely associated with Freud (but I may be wrong and the academic landscape could have changed in recent years). Thanks so much for watching - I appreciate the support, Sandip!
Mrs Chan I'd like to thank you big time for your assistance with my studies on Macbeth. I have my exam tomorrow and even tho only 1/3 essays i have to do are on macbeth, I feel as though I can ace Macbeth because of your help with the analysis. Thank you so much keep up the great stuff!
wow this analysation is amazing! But a problem I am having is that how would I link this to a question in an actual exam because I would like to incorporate your amazing ideas within my work.
Good question - I'll be releasing a series of essay samples on Macbeth in the next few months (hopefully in time for this year's GCSEs). Perhaps those could be helpful for you, so stay tuned for announcements on my channel!
Amazing video! What do you think of Slavoj Zizek's proposal that Hamlet is a post-oedipal literary work? He claims that Hamlet, opposed to Macbeth's oedipal complex, doesn't care about maternal or even feminine figures. Hamlet pushes Ophelia away everytime and his only interest is redeeming his father. Of course, one could argue that to redeem his father he has to confront his uncle and mother, but the ultimate inspiration is his father, not the resentment to his mother.
I'm not sure about the original context of Zizek's 'post-Oedipal' views, but I think you're right in saying that one of Hamlet's greatest sources of motivation is vengeance for his father. But the play is also arguably ripe for an 'Oedipal' reading, i.e. some critics believe that Hamlet is also motivated by a subconscious jealousy of his stepfather Claudius' relationship with his mum, Gertrude. Then again, the interpretations aren't mutually exclusive, and both could help explain Hamlet's motives.
Could you explain how Macbeth acted on his dreams in the first point? I thought that was more Lady Macbeth however she didn’t really ‘act’ on her dreams either I thought. Thanks :)
Hello Miss Jen. I would like to kindly remind you that at the timestamp 0:50 in your video, there has been a trivial err. Here, your commentary voiced "pathology" whilst the complementary text shown "psychology", which oddly recurred twice. This could have been a minor mistake and if it is fixed, it shall reduce negligibly probable misconceptions or ambiguity. :)
Never have I wondered how one can apply Freudian psychoanalysis to a reading of Macbeth. I haven't read much of Freud, Carl Jung seems a much important figure than Freud in the field of psychoanalysis. Correct me if I am wrong ! Anyways, brilliant insights.. Way to go, Jen ! Keep up the good work !
You're absolutely right in that Jung is also a seminal figure in psychoanalytic theory. I think he's behind 'Archetypal Criticism', but 'Psychoanalytic Criticism' remains closely associated with Freud (but I may be wrong and the academic landscape could have changed in recent years). Thanks so much for watching - I appreciate the support, Sandip!
Mrs Chan I'd like to thank you big time for your assistance with my studies on Macbeth. I have my exam tomorrow and even tho only 1/3 essays i have to do are on macbeth, I feel as though I can ace Macbeth because of your help with the analysis. Thank you so much keep up the great stuff!
wow this analysation is amazing! But a problem I am having is that how would I link this to a question in an actual exam because I would like to incorporate your amazing ideas within my work.
Good question - I'll be releasing a series of essay samples on Macbeth in the next few months (hopefully in time for this year's GCSEs). Perhaps those could be helpful for you, so stay tuned for announcements on my channel!
@@JenChan omg yes please do it before this years gcses if possible!!!
This is brilliant, Jen.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed watching and hopefully found it useful :) x
Thabk you so so much for this amazing video it gave me various interpretations of the play which I wasn't aware of before!
I'm so glad to hear that, and thank you for watching!
Amazing video!
What do you think of Slavoj Zizek's proposal that Hamlet is a post-oedipal literary work? He claims that Hamlet, opposed to Macbeth's oedipal complex, doesn't care about maternal or even feminine figures. Hamlet pushes Ophelia away everytime and his only interest is redeeming his father.
Of course, one could argue that to redeem his father he has to confront his uncle and mother, but the ultimate inspiration is his father, not the resentment to his mother.
I'm not sure about the original context of Zizek's 'post-Oedipal' views, but I think you're right in saying that one of Hamlet's greatest sources of motivation is vengeance for his father. But the play is also arguably ripe for an 'Oedipal' reading, i.e. some critics believe that Hamlet is also motivated by a subconscious jealousy of his stepfather Claudius' relationship with his mum, Gertrude. Then again, the interpretations aren't mutually exclusive, and both could help explain Hamlet's motives.
Could you explain how Macbeth acted on his dreams in the first point? I thought that was more Lady Macbeth however she didn’t really ‘act’ on her dreams either I thought. Thanks :)
I wonder if the death of the Queen could turn our would-be queens into Ladies Macbeth.
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Hello Miss Jen. I would like to kindly remind you that at the timestamp 0:50 in your video, there has been a trivial err. Here, your commentary voiced "pathology" whilst the complementary text shown "psychology", which oddly recurred twice. This could have been a minor mistake and if it is fixed, it shall reduce negligibly probable misconceptions or ambiguity. :)