11. Between madness, love and uncertainty
Sun May 14 2023Between madness, love, and uncertainty lies a complex web of human emotions and experiences. From the volatility of human emotions portrayed in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night to the narrative uncertainty in the twentieth-century novel as it relates to madness, adultery, and the convention of the unreliable narrator, the theme of madness and love has been explored in various forms of literature. The tragic protagonist in Hamlet is driven into madness by overbearing emotions and uncertainty, while others turn to delusion or constructed realities that provide the illusion of certainty. The narrative instability, insanity, and the possibility of pathologies related to this dynamic are explored in late 19th-century French psychologists' works. In Ian McEwan's Enduring Love, the attribution of madness is explored through the construction of a narrative that is us, our identities. Between madness, love, and uncertainty, we find a complex and ever-evolving human experience that continues to inspire and challenge us.Show more