Hamlet made a fatal slip of the tongue or as I call it, a Freudian Slip, named after yours truly. He stated while talking to himself alone (or so he thought), and I quote, “But two months dead-- nay, not so much, not two” (Shakespeare 1.2.142). King Hamlet had only been deceased for one month at this point in time and Hamlet very well knows that, so why would he have said two at first?
My theories are as follows- his unconscious mind took over his conscious mind for just a second when he said the word two. This could be because Hamlet has an unhealthy attachment to his mother, and he became especially attached in the last month that his father was alive. This attachment not only is apparent in their maternal mother son relationship, but
Can you feel the sexual tension??? |
My other theory is similar to my first because I still feel that Hamlet’s unconscious mind interrupted his conscious thought, but I also think that Hamlet’s unconscious mind is just completely idiotic and is not at all prone to remembering details. I still cannot believe that Hamlet would ever be so stupid as to forget how long it has been since his father passed away. I will be further observing the prince to figure out which theory is actually true, but truthfully I am leaning towards the second one, because honestly, who does that???
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