Hamlet's Oedipus ComplexIn Shakespeare's play Hamlet, we get the impression that Hamlet has an unconscious desire for his mother. Ophelia's death helps to show Hamlet's acts of madness. Hamlet also unconsciously reveals the truth about his feelings, whether he is aware of it or not. Hamlet communicates on two different levels throughout the play. Hamlet's intimacy with Ophelia shows that he could love something other than his mother and father. By asking Ophelia, rather than Polonius, to read the love letter to Claudius, Ophelia remembers Hamlet offering her his love. This presents another view of Hamlet in a state of well-being. By generating the illusion of a serious, committed relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia, the failure of this relationship is a crucial factor in Hamlet's madness. At Ophelia's funeral, Hamlet says: "I have always loved you. But that does not matter. Let Hercules himself do what he can, the cat will meow and the dog will have his day." Ophelia's tragic death clearly contributes to Hamlet's mental failings. In one of Hamlet's rages, he said: "Here, you incestuous, murderous, damned Dane, drink this portion." When Hamlet says this to the king, he is talking about incest, which has nothing to do with the king and queen. Hamlet may have unconsciously triggered an indication of secret urges between him and his mother. When words seem like normal conversation, feelings can be expressed without one being aware of them. Like when Hamlet explains alone, in their long speech, the rules of Gertrude's sexuality, which seems very unusual. "Oh, throw away the worst part and live the purest with the other half. Good night – but don't go to my uncle's bed." Hamlet suggests that his mother should be in love with him rather than his uncle. Neither Hamlet nor Gertrude realizes at this point what Hamlet actually means. Additionally, when Hamlet later speaks to his mother, he suggests that his relationship with the king is making him jealous: "Let the bloated king tempt you into bed again, pinch your cheek wantonly, call you his mouse and leave him, for a pair of husky kisses, or caressing your neck with his damn fingers...". The desire is in the unconscious when we experienced the Oedipal dream, it was destined to be in a distorted form, and there is surely an echo of that..