Analyzing Lady Macbeth’s Demise:A Freudian Exploration  

作　　者：WANG Boyuan 

机构地区：[1]University of Shanghai for Science and Technology,Shanghai,China

出　　处：《US-China Foreign Language》2024年第5期276-281,共6页美中外语（英文版）

摘　　要：This paper explores the death of Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s Macbeth through a Freudian lens,focusing on the psychoanalytic interpretation of her demise.Utilizing Freud’s id,ego,and superego framework,the study dissects Lady Macbeth’s psychological evolution in three phases—inflated“id”,restrained“superego”,and irreconcilable“ego”.The analysis unravels the internal conflicts driven by subconscious desires,societal pressures,and moral considerations.Lady Macbeth’s journey unfolds from resolute determination to vulnerability and eventual psychological breakdown,offering insights into the complexities of human nature.The study contributes a focused perspective to Shakespearean scholarship,emphasizing the impact of suppressed desires on the individual psyche and enriching the discourse on the tragic narrative of“Macbeth”by centring on Lady Macbeth’s death as its interpretive focal point.

关 键 词：Lady Macbeth Freudian psychoanalysis SHAKESPEARE 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]