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GATE 2022 XH2 (English) – Question 38

History of English Literature and Literary Studies · Literary studies in relation to sociology, psychology, philosophy, environment and allied disciplines · 1 mark · Multiple select

Which of the following human behaviour(s) is/are important to a Freudian psychoanalytical study of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet?

  1. Art of speaking
  2. Changes in emotional states
  3. Neurotic behaviour
  4. Merry-making

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Correct answer: (B) Changes in emotional states; (C) Neurotic behaviour

Explanation

A Freudian reading of Hamlet (Ernest Jones's Oedipal reading) focuses on his neurotic behaviour and his shifting emotional states. The art of speaking and merry-making are not central to it.