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Hamlet and Oedipus

by Ernest Jones

The revision of an essay published in 1910 in the American journal of psychology, and in 1923 as the first chapter of the author's Essays in applied psycho-analysis.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?