Nevertheless this investment in her son does result in the destruction of his attempts at romantic relationships with Clara and Miriam. ... Their relationship throughout the play is strained; it is in the passage after Blanche's confession of the loss of Belle Reve that Stella starts to understand what actually happened and places Stanley above her. ... Laertes on the surface is protecting his sister from a romantic relationship with a brooding prince, however some modern audiences have interpreted this dialogue as Laertes not wanting his sister Ophelia to fall into the arms of Hamlet ...

• Word Count: 3412
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Victor's conscious behavior is clouded by his unconscious repressed desires, as he struggles with the Oedipus complex, defined as subconscious feelings in children of intense competition and even hatred toward the parent of the same sex, and feelings of romantic love toward the parent of the opposite sex, if these conflicting feelings are not successfully resolved, they contribute to neuroses in later life. ... A door symbolizes a passage from one place to another, between different states of being, between light and dark, reflecting the disassociation Victor experiences. ...

• Word Count: 2532
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate