Id –
Ego – knowledge of self – which means knowledge of one’s existence and therefore threats to that existence – which means, this element of personality is interested in self-preservation – don’t do bad things because you might get hurt, caught, jailed, whatever
- logical about keeping safe – it balances out some aspects of the id –
- - we see this in Macbeth – he seems to go back and forth a bit –
- this is still not a good level of morality – because the reasons for being “good” are not really good
Super-ego – now THIS is real morality at work – this is much more like choosing to be good, but there is still a level of avoiding punishment –
- We hear a “mother’s voice” that judges us and “watches” what we do – we learn about right and wrong in a much more socially responsible sense
- Wouldn’t this fit in with the idea of God watching us? - isn’t the idea of God is exactly what the superego is? – this is a kind of moral judgment that is deep inside and even measures us by what we THINK, which can be very powerful and also negative
- This voice inside can paralyse us and prevent us from taking some action at different times – it can give some people real mental problems
According to Freud, these three elements need to be in a balanced state, and a healthy person, with a healthy state of mind, will be able to make decisions from this balanced perspective
Comic Relief –
- when a story gets too serious and/or suspenseful and builds a lot of tension and the audience might be in a state of discomfort, some forms of entertainment will take a moment of rest, or break from the suspense with some comic relief – a laugh to pierce the tension and that laugh will be much larger and more powerful BECAUSE of the discomfort
- the scene AFTER the killing of the king in Macbeth is classic comic relief – a new characters, The Porter, and he is ridiculous
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