The purpose of this study is to investigate the textual unconscious in Shakespeare"s Macbeth from the basis of psychoanalysis. All the literary texts include two kinds of texts: main text and sub-text. The main text is clarified in the main stream of the text and recognized by readers objectively; h...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the textual unconscious in Shakespeare"s Macbeth from the basis of psychoanalysis. All the literary texts include two kinds of texts: main text and sub-text. The main text is clarified in the main stream of the text and recognized by readers objectively; however, the sub-text is usually hidden behind the main text. The sub-text is mainly expressed by the internal unconscious of the characters, not by the conscious. Therefore, the sub-text is called the textual unconscious in the psychoanalytic criticism. To find out the sub-text i.g. the textual unconscious in a text, the readers are requested to do some active mental and psychological activity in the stream of the main actions. In Macbeth, the textual unconscious can be traced by the internal analysis of Macbeth"s psychological process of change. The tragic hero Macbeth undergoes several changes of his mind as the play goes on. His first change, in the Scene iii of Act I, is shown on hearing Witches" prediction that Macbeth will be King. From that on Macbeth"s unconscious desire hidden and pressed deep in his mind until that time arises, and he aspires to be king himself. Psychologically the witches are a kind of a representation of Macbeth"s unconscious desire. And when Duncan visits Macbeth"s castle Inverness, he finally decides to kill Duncan and he becomes the King of Scotland. Although here he feels some conflict about his behaviour, his wife Lady Macbeth ignites Macbeth"s mind and encourages him to carry out his plan. After killing Duncan, Macbeth cannot sleep and rather goes mad. And in the banquet scene celebrating his throne Macbeth comes to see the ghost of Banquo killed by Macbeth"s order. But the others in the hall, except Macbeth, can see nothing in the scene. Particularly, in the Scene ⅰ of Act Ⅳ, Macbeth meets the witches again in the cave and wants to know his future. This time the witches predict Macbeth will be destroyed. Macbeth ignores the witches and he continues his devil act killing Macduff"s wife and son. When he hear of his wife"s death, however, Macbeth realizes his tragic faults but it"s too late. He decides to fight to the end. Macbeth is finally killed by Macduff in the Scene ⅷ of Act Ⅴ. As mentioned above, the textual unconscious in Macbeth can be captured by tracing Macbeth"s internal psychological process of change. As the play goes on, Macbeth"s pressed desire gradually divulges on the foreground. By capturing and understanding Macbeth"s textual unconscious, the text of Macbeth can be comprehended completely and the audience can fully capture the dramatic meaning Macbeth provides.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the textual unconscious in Shakespeare"s Macbeth from the basis of psychoanalysis. All the literary texts include two kinds of texts: main text and sub-text. The main text is clarified in the main stream of the text and recognized by readers objectively; however, the sub-text is usually hidden behind the main text. The sub-text is mainly expressed by the internal unconscious of the characters, not by the conscious. Therefore, the sub-text is called the textual unconscious in the psychoanalytic criticism. To find out the sub-text i.g. the textual unconscious in a text, the readers are requested to do some active mental and psychological activity in the stream of the main actions. In Macbeth, the textual unconscious can be traced by the internal analysis of Macbeth"s psychological process of change. The tragic hero Macbeth undergoes several changes of his mind as the play goes on. His first change, in the Scene iii of Act I, is shown on hearing Witches" prediction that Macbeth will be King. From that on Macbeth"s unconscious desire hidden and pressed deep in his mind until that time arises, and he aspires to be king himself. Psychologically the witches are a kind of a representation of Macbeth"s unconscious desire. And when Duncan visits Macbeth"s castle Inverness, he finally decides to kill Duncan and he becomes the King of Scotland. Although here he feels some conflict about his behaviour, his wife Lady Macbeth ignites Macbeth"s mind and encourages him to carry out his plan. After killing Duncan, Macbeth cannot sleep and rather goes mad. And in the banquet scene celebrating his throne Macbeth comes to see the ghost of Banquo killed by Macbeth"s order. But the others in the hall, except Macbeth, can see nothing in the scene. Particularly, in the Scene ⅰ of Act Ⅳ, Macbeth meets the witches again in the cave and wants to know his future. This time the witches predict Macbeth will be destroyed. Macbeth ignores the witches and he continues his devil act killing Macduff"s wife and son. When he hear of his wife"s death, however, Macbeth realizes his tragic faults but it"s too late. He decides to fight to the end. Macbeth is finally killed by Macduff in the Scene ⅷ of Act Ⅴ. As mentioned above, the textual unconscious in Macbeth can be captured by tracing Macbeth"s internal psychological process of change. As the play goes on, Macbeth"s pressed desire gradually divulges on the foreground. By capturing and understanding Macbeth"s textual unconscious, the text of Macbeth can be comprehended completely and the audience can fully capture the dramatic meaning Macbeth provides.
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