Hamlet's delay in the relationship with the abuse sufferedIn recent times, a psychoanalytic approach has been adopted to explain a person's behavior. Freud argued quite strongly that people have a subconscious drive that determines many of their actions. Hamlet does not differ from this. A psychoanalytic approach will find a reasonable explanation of Hamlet's actions in Shakespeare's Hamlet. His actions are characteristic of someone who has been abused. Hamlet's Oedipus complex is more pronounced for this reason. Other factors indicate abuse. Ultimately, his delay is also due to abuse. It is important to understand that he was abused as a child, which is reflected, first and foremost, in his Oedipus complex. A complex that needs to be better understood. The Oedipus complex is often misinterpreted as a son who is in love with his mother and really wants to kill (or has killed) his father. The Oedipus complex is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary as: a subconscious sexual desire in a child. . . for the parent of the opposite sex, usually accompanied by hostility towards the parent of the same sex. If unresolved naturally, this complex can result in neurosis and the inability to form normal sexual relationships in adulthood. Hamlet clearly has some problems. He has difficulty establishing a sexual relationship with Ophelia. His constant banter with her is almost laughable. Throughout the play, Hamlet plays with her, never being able to say anything or take any action. Hamlet says: "be chaste as ice, as pure snow, you will not escape slander. Go to the convent, farewell." (3.2..133) He also gives her some suggestions before the play within the play.:HAMLET: Lady, I must lie on your knees.OPHELIA: No, my lord.HAMLET: I mean, my head on your knees. OPHELIA: Yes, my lord. HAMLET: You think I meant country matters. OPHELIA: I think nothing, my lord. HAMLET: It is a fair thought to lie between a maid's legs. (3.2.101-106)You don't have to be a genius to understand that Hamlet is referring to sex. At no point in the play does he take any action to initiate a sexually oriented relationship with Ophelia. Instead, as in the previous statement, he is playing with her and the concept of sex. According to Steven Bavolek, Ph. D., abuse can cause sexual tension that "can be diverted into play involving teasing, fake spanking, and wrestling"." (106).