Hamlet & Oedipus

I found the Jones reading to be very enjoyable. The analysis he makes how Hamlet found some satisfaction in his father's death on a subconcious level because of the attraction to his mother that was created in infancy which effected him in adulthood. It really takes a look at the way a mother acts toward her son when he is an infant effects his relationships with women in the future. Hamlet feels betrayed by his mother because Claudius has taken the spot that he was longing for subconciously. Also Hamlet cannot fully trust Ophelia because he identifies her with his mother and feels she will let him down as well. This is a very intersting disection of Hamlet's inner feelings in respect to the Oedipus Complex.