the death of hamlet's father

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Jones, E. (1948) The Death of Hamlet's Father. Int. J. Psycho-Anal., 29:174-176

The eath o! "a#let$s %athe&

E&nest Jones

'hen a oet taes an ol* the#e !&o# +hch to c&eate a +o& o! a&t t s al+ays

nte&estn, an* o!ten nst&ct/e, to note the &esects n +hch he chanes

ele#ents n the sto&y. 0ch o! +hat +e lean o! haesea&e$s e&sonalty s

*e&/e* !&o# sch st*es, the *&ect o&ahcal *etals en so sa&se. The

*!!e&ence n the acconts /en n "a#let o! the +ay the 3n ha* *e* !&o# that

/en n the o&nal sto&y s so st&n that t +ol* see# +o&th +hle to loo close&

at the #atte&.

The #ost o/os *!!e&ence s that n the ao-5elle!o&est saa the #&*e& s a

lc one, +th haesea&e a sec&et one. 'e *o not no+, ho+e/e&, +ho #a*e

ths chane, snce an Enlsh lay calle* "a#let, thoht to e +&tten y 3y*, +as

etant so#e t+el/e yea&s e!o&e haesea&e +&ote hs an* he *otless se* t

as +ell as the 5elle!o&est /e&son. That lay no lone& ests ecet n a #ch

late& an* #ch *sto&te* ean /e&son, t a host &oaly aea&e* n t, an*

one can ha&*ly #ane any othe& !ncton !o& h# than to *sclose a sec&et

#&*e&. The&e s &eason to sose that haesea&e #ay h#sel! ha/e ha* a

han* n the 3y* lay, t at all e/ents he #a*e the est ossle se o! the

alte&aton.

In the ol* saa la*s (the&e calle* %en) *&a+s hs s+o&* on hs &othe& the

3n ("o&/en*l)1 at a anet an* slays h# $+th #any +on*s$. "e elans to

the asse#le* noles that he has *one ths to &otect hs sste&-n-la+ (e&th)

!&o# ll-t&eat#ent an* ##nent e&l o! he& l!e at the han*s o! he& hsan*a

&etet e/*ently a &e!lecton o! the n!ant$s sa*stc conceton o! cots.

Inc*entally, n the ao saa (thoh not +th 5elle!o&est), the&e ha* he&e een no

&e/os a*lte&y +th the ;een, so that %en s the sole /llan, an* A#leth,

nle "a#let, nhestatnly lls h# an* &ens n hs stea* as soon as he can

o/e&co#e the ete&nal ostacles. In "a#let, as s +ell no+n, the lot s


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ntens!e* y the &e/os ncestos a*lte&y o! the ;een, +hch con/lses

"a#let at least as #ch as hs !athe&$s #&*e& an* &eslts n an an#s aanst

+o#en that co#lcates hs &e/osly s#le tas.

In the "a#let lay, on the othe& han*, la*s *scla#s all &esonslty !o& hs

&othe&$s *eath an* s&ea*s a so#e+hat #&oale sto&y o! hs ha/n een

stn to *eath y a se&ent +hle sleen n an o&cha&*. "o+ he ne+ ths +e a&e

not tol*, no& +hy the a**e& ossesse* ths te n+onte* *ea*lness. The&e s

#ch to e sa* aot that $o&cha&*$, t +e #ay ass#e that t sy#ol


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- 174 -

The coa&se Do&the&n tche&y s ths &elace* y a s&&ettos Italanate !o o!

#&*e&, a !act that has le* to #any n&es, +hch *o not conce&n s he&e,

conce&nn Italan n!lence on haesea&e. The *entcal #etho* s e#loye* n

the Play cene, +he&e a nehe+ #&*e&s hs ncle, +ho +as &estn a!te& cots,

y *&on oson nto hs ea& an* ##e*ately a!te&+a&*s esoses the +*o+

la Rcha&* III. "a#let says he ot the on


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latte& (se&ent). %&theo&e, that the ea& s an nconscos e/alent !o& ans s

a #atte& !o& +hch I ha/e a**ce* a#le e/*ence else+he&e.6 o +e #st call

la*s$s attac on hs &othe& oth a #&*e&os a&esson an* a ho#oseal

assalt.

'hy ** haesea&e /e ths c&os t&n to a lan sto&y o! en/os a#tonG

The the#e o! ho#osealty tsel! *oes not s&&se s n haesea&e. In a #o&e

o& less /ele* !o a &ononce* !e#nty an* a &ea*ness to nte&chane the sees

a&e &o#nent cha&acte&stcs o! hs lays, an* *otless o! hs e&sonalty also. I

ha/e a&e*7 that haesea&e +&ote "a#let as a #o&e o& less sccess!l

a&eacton o! the ntole&ale e#otons a&ose* y the an!l staton he *ects n

hs onnets, hs et&ayal y oth hs elo/e* yon nole an* hs #st&ess. In l!e

he aa&ently s#othe&e* hs &esent#ent an* eca#e &econcle* to oth

et&aye&s. A&tstcally hs &esonse +as &/ately to +&te the onnets (n the late&

lcaton o! +hch he ha* no han*) an* lcly to co#ose "a#let not lon

a!te&+a&*s, a lay o&y enoh to sats!y all /a&etes o! &e/ene.

The eso*e &ases aan the /ee* eston o! the &elaton et+een act/e an*

ass/e ho#osealty. Don-analysts +ho +&te on ths toc a&e at to #antan

that they &e&esent t+o *!!e&ent no&n tyes, t ths asse&ton /es one an

nsats!e* !eeln o! #&oalty, an* analytc n/estaton con!s these *ots

y *e#onst&atn n#e&os onts o! contact et+een the t+o attt*es. e&tanly

la*s$s assalt +as act/e enoh seally t sn!e* t&nn the /ct# nto a

!e#ale, .e. cast&atn h#. "a#let h#sel!, as %&e*8 onte* ot lon ao, +as

nconscosly *ent!e* +th la*s, +hch +as the &eason +hy he +as nale

to *enonce an* ll h#. o the yone& &othe& attacn the ol*e& s s#ly a

&elca o! the son-!athe& con!lct, an* the co#lcate* osonn sto&y &eally

&e&esents the *ea o! the son cast&atn hs !athe&. 5t +e #st not !o&et that t s

*one n an e&otc !ashon. Do+ "a#let$s conscos attt*e to+a&*s hs !athe& +as

a !e#nne one, as sho+n y hs eae&ate* a*o&aton an* hs a*=&n e&t&*e

to lo/e sch a e&!ect he&o nstea* o! hs &othe&. In

4 %&o# +ho# haesea&e e&has ot the na#e @cans !o& the #&*e&e& n the


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Play cene.

B ee . 5lloh: $The 0&*e& o! on


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La arrogancia de la medicina

A&nol*o 3&as

Do #e sta laa&, e&o a # #e#o&a, e con !&ecenca #e t&acona, oco le

&eocan #s stos. Do &ece&*o *n*e le n a&tclo e se nttlaa co#o el

e hoy esc&o. @as lneas &e/as ntentan *scla& #s ol/*os, e#e *e n

&oale lao no ntencona*o y *enosta& a la #e*cna can*o se a&&oa *e

a&&oanca.

Da*a eo& e la a&&oanca. @os se&es h#anos e&*onan #chas actt*es

neat/as, e&o ocos tole&an la a&&oanca la #ayo&a la cons*e&a ne!asta y

ao#nale. @as cencas no son a&&oantes. on las e&sonas las e nyectan

soe&a y las e la e#o*e&an. 0chas K&eas *el conoc#ento s!&en esa

en!ee*a*. an*o se t&ata *e la #e*cna, el *le#a es #Ks &a/e, es s

let#ot/ son los se&es h#anos, #chas /eces en!eos y lKles. @a a&&oanca

*e la #e*cna se /ncla con la #e*cal


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y la ao#nale &esenca *e las co#aNas ase&a*o&as han !&act&a*o los

/nclos ent&e #L*cos y acentes. a*a na *e las c&cnstancas #encona*as

=ea n ael *!e&ente. an*o esos !acto&es se co#nan, lo cal es la &ela,

*e/ene e#o&ec#ento #L*co y soe&a *e la #e*cna.

El &eco&&*o *a nco con la e&sona e no es en!ea, e&o e e*e

clas!ca&se &een!ea s se *etecta alna ano#ala, ane sea #n#a, en el

lao&ato&o, y !nal


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;L ha sce**o con la *aetesG

"asta 1997 la c!&a noal Hc!&as #ayo&es co&&eson*en a *aetes #elltsH e&a

14 #l&a#os *e a

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