Category: Psychoanalytic Theory

We live in a world that is so often conformed to one specific way of thinking. We have to expand our reasoning, step outside our comfort zone, and be willing to see ideas from others perspectives. In this essay, two Western psychology theories – Psychoanalysis and Humanism – will be discussed as well as the…

Romeo and Juliet were undisciplined children. The characters , Romeo and Juliet, in the play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare, make rash decisions regarding their lives; which were influenced by, nature, their instinct, and nurture, how they were raised, effects decisions. Romeo and Juliet’s decisions are evenly influenced by psychoanalytic theory and behaviorism because…

Psychological interpretation is one of the tools that is used in literary analysis to determine the meaning that the writer is trying to convey. The theories of well- known psychoanalysts, most often Sigmund Freud, are taken from this type of analysis. This approach, allows the readers to understand the characters and their motivations better. Psychoanalytic…