FREUDIAN INTERPRETATION OF OTHELLO

One philosophy from which Shakespeare’s Othello can be interpreted is Freudian. This philosophy is based upon the work of Sigmund Freud, a prominent, yet controversial psychoanalyst of the early 20th century. His philosophy is based on his division of the mind and personality.

Freud separated mental experience into three categories: the conscious, preconscious and unconscious. The conscious mind is that in which we see and interpret the world. The preconscious mind is all the memories and desires which we aren’t currently conscious of, but that we can quickly recall if we want to. The unconscious mind consits of desires and impulses of which we are not aware. Freud believed that the main motivations behind all human behaviours are drives from our unconscious brain.
The Freudian philosophy segregates personality into the ego, the id and the superego. The id is the biological side of the personality, driving the organism to survive: to eat, drink, keep warm etc. The ego is basi...