Hamlet Id, Ego, Superego

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Sigmund Freud was a psychiatrist who had most of his ideas rejected by the everyday people. Freud established many new theories while studying the psyche of the human mind. His most famous work was discovering and establishing the ID or it, the Ego or ones self, and the Superego which is above ones self. He established these theories while studying the conscious and unconscious mind. He would have patients relax in a chair and discus what they were feeling or he would suggest hypnosis to undercover the deeper emotions and feelings that one could have. These theories help in the understanding of William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Hamlet. The main character Hamlet goes through many emotions and deep thoughts that demonstrate Freud's points about the ID, Ego, and Super Ego. Sigmund Freud was born on May 6th, 1856 in the town of Příbor Germany. Freud entered the University of Vienna at age 17. He originally wanted to study law, he eventually changed his major and started studying Medicine. He studied philosophy, physiology, and zoology, He graduated in 1881 and in the beginning of 1882 he started work at Vienna General Hospital were he studied the cerebral anatomy. He studied aphasia which led to first book On the Aphasias: a Critical Study, which would go on to be published in 1891. Freud eventually resigned from his position he held in the hospital and started studying nervous disorders. In October 1885, Freud flew to Paris were he started to focus and developed his version of the human psyche with the help of Jean-Martin Charcot. Together they made advancements in the studying and diagnosing of mental diseases, they also found a way to help people through these problems. The Tragedy of Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Starts off with a depressed prince Hamlet who had to return from his school in Germany to attend his fathers funeral. When he returns home
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