<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Memory plays an important role in most of Shakespeare’s plays. Shakespeare delves into the dark realms of human consciousness to reflect the disturbed minds and gnawing consciences of his characters with a profound psychological insight into the human psyche. Time, memory, madness and death seem to be the basic issues dealt with in his canon. My paper will address the uncontrollable mnemonic fragments within the human consciousness which reflect past traumas, fears and disturbances and will examine the cases of Ophelia and Lady Macbeth from a feminist reading of women.</p></abstract>

Memory plays an important role in most of Shakespeare’s plays. Shakespeare delves into the dark realms of human consciousness to reflect the disturbed minds and gnawing consciences of his characters with a profound psychological insight into the human psyche. Time, memory, madness and death seem to be the basic issues dealt with in his canon. My paper will address the uncontrollable mnemonic fragments within the human consciousness which reflect past traumas, fears and disturbances and will examine the cases of Ophelia and Lady Macbeth from a feminist reading of women.

The Uncontrollable Mnemonic Fragments within Consciousness Reflecting Ophelia’s and Lady Macbeth’s Disturbed Minds

University of Çankaya, Yukarıyurtçu, Eskişehir Yolu 29. Km, Mimar Sinan Caddesi No.4, 06790 Etimesgut/Ankara, Turkey

Gender Studies

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Memory plays an important role in most of Shakespeare’s plays. Shakespeare delves into the dark realms of human consciousness to reflect the disturbed minds...

The Uncontrollable Mnemonic Fragments within Consciousness Reflecting Ophelia’s and Lady Macbeth’s Disturbed Minds

Published Online: Feb 29, 2016

Page range: 33 - 47

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/genst-2016-0003

Keywords
consciousness, memory, patriarchy, suppression, trauma

© 2015 Neslihan Ekmekçioğlu, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Uncontrollable Mnemonic Fragments within Consciousness Reflecting Ophelia’s and Lady Macbeth’s Disturbed Minds

Published Online: Feb 29, 2016

Page range: 33 - 47

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/genst-2016-0003

Keywordsconsciousness, memory, patriarchy, suppression, trauma

© 2015 Neslihan Ekmekçioğlu, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
consciousness, memory, patriarchy, suppression, trauma