Love is a bond shared by two people connected by emotions. When you love a person, they may or may not come with strings attached. Being in love with another human being is a deeper union bound by strong passion tied to certain understood stipulations or promises. Some of these stipulations or conditions may include: loyalty, honesty, reliability and full commitment. If these promises are not kept, devastation can send your life and your state of mind out of control. Being in love with one of your parents, as strange as it may sound, may not be that far-fetched. A parent and their son and/or daughter share a bond of emotions that are revered from the child's perspective. Parents share unconditional love. However, children share love through levels of expectation that are higher than any other conditional love. They have not yet grasped the concept of unconditional love. Devastated as if their world had been torn apart when these expectations and beliefs were shattered, the children experience a series of uncontrollable emotions. These feelings can include confusion, outrage-driven anger, and sometimes even violence once the relationship is broken. The child begins to question everything he has been shown or told and those with whom he has close relationships, showing distrust. In Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, there are many possible interpretations as to why Hamlet develops changes in personality and character. Sigmund Freud, an Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis, was the first to suggest the existence of the Oedipus theory or complex. Freud suggests, "that children have a subconscious feeling of competition and even hatred towards the parent of the same sex, and romantic feelings... middle of paper ...... fr. Hamlet demonstrated a sort of competition towards King Hamlet. Instead of immediately confronting the queen about her infidelity, Hamlet needed to be certain that his mother was guilty of such accusations. The type of love that Hamlet showed towards his mother, unknowingly, was far from the love of a son for his mother. Hamlet revealed hidden signs of love for his mother and that is the reason why he endured emotional agony. In a sense, we are all powerless to love. WORKS CITED Chiriac, Jean. “Discovery of the Oedipus complex.” The self-analysis of Sigmund Freud. 2009. Harvard University Press. February 1, 2010 <http://www.freudfile.org/self_analysis_continue.html>.Durband, Alan. Shakespeare made simple: Hamlet. New York: Barron's, 1986. JRank Encyclopedia of Psychology. "Psychoanalysis." Psychoanalysis and personality development. Net Industries. 2010.