ny of the other characters in the play.
             After answering the question on whether or not Hamlet is insane with reasonable certainty, one should now consider if Hamlet might not suffer from a psychosis, neurosis, or some other psychological abnormality. One theory that has become popular since the mid-twentieth century suggests that Shakespeare foresaw Sigmund Freud's concept of the Oedipus complex and incorporated it into Hamlet's character (??? 93). According to Freud, an Oedipus complex is the desire and conflict of a young male child who wants to sexually possess his mother and eliminate his father. Fear of punishment causes these impulses to be repressed (Davison 594). Some scholars believe that Hamlet's Oedipus complex is the source of his inaction. According to one theory Hamlet delays his revenge because he identifies with Claudius. Through Claudius, Hamlet has vicariously acted on his Oedipal desires of killing his father and possessing his mother (Lowers 11). Another argument states that Claudius revives Hamlet's repressed Oedipal thoughts. Killing Claudius therefore conjures im
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