Abstract:
In Sigmund Freud’s Psychological Theory, he compares a human mind to a floating glacier.
The upper part of the glacier is called the “Super ego” and the submerged part is
termed the “Ego” While the part which cannot be seen to the naked eye is known as
“ID”. In Psychology the bond between the mother and son is described by the use of the
term Oedipus complex. This describes the sexual attraction of a son towards his mother;
when a baby boy is born he is attracted to his mother by nature. He even dislikes the approach
of his father towards his mother which can even develop in to a situation where
he could even kill his own father. The Electra complex is the opposite of the Oedipus
complex and explains the sexual attraction of a baby girl to her father. In discussing the
psychological background of the female characters in the above-mentioned dramas, the
characters of Gertrude, Ophelia, Macbeth, Desdemona, and Emilia are important. The
character of Gertrude in “Hamlet” fluctuates between Prince Hamlet and king Claudius
and she lives the memories of the dead king and king Claudius. But she faces a pathetic
death at the end of the drama. The character of the Ophelia fluctuates between her father
Polonius and her lover Prince Hamlet and faces a tragic death at the end. In the drama
of Macbeth, lady Macbeth gives her fullest effort to make her husband the king whereas
she too faces the pathetic destiny. At the beginning of the drama “Othello” Desdemona
elopes with her lover Othello challenging her father Brabantio. Finally, Lago’s deceitful
Atule and Emilia who is a servant at the beginning of the drama challenges domestic
violence happens to be deal because of the same cause trap her.
