„Ludi Shakespeare”: Analiza ludila u engleskoj renesansi i Shakespearovim dramama

Madness acquired different interests and interpretations through time. During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, madness was believed to be caused by humoral imbalance, detached uterus or patriarchal oppression, a disturbed harmony of the universe, or demonic possession. Madmen were either “jailed” in hospitals, left to the care of their families, or wandered around the town. Examples of these are found in Shakespeare’s tragedies and presented in this paper as part of the analysis of the characters and madness-induced behaviour which they exhibit.Zanimanje i interpretacija ludila kroz povjest su se mijenjali. U srednjem vijeku i renesansi smatralo se da su mogući uzroci ludila disbalans tjelesnih tekućina, sindrom odvojene maternice, opresija patrijahalnog društva, poremećena ravnoteža svemira ili opsjednutost. One koje se smatralo ludima, zatvaralo bi se u bolnice, ostavljalo na brigu obitelji ili puštalo da sami lutaju gradom. Primjeri navedenog se mogu naći u Shakespeareovim dramama, te su predstavljni u ovom radu kao dio analize likova i njihovih ponašanja uzrokovanih ludilom