A Freudian Analysis of The Fatal Sisters Essay -- The Fatal Sisters

A Freudian Analysis of The Fatal Sisters   When the psychoanalytical approach is applied to Thomas Grays The Fatal Sisters,, each of Freuds three main theories ar glaringly apparent. A major factor in the poems psychoanalytical grisly texture is that the poem is sung by the giants at the loom as they weave. The spoken communication they use not only reflects upon the characters, but it offers new insight for Freudian analysis. The most obvious example of Freuds theories is phallic and yonic symbolism. (HCAL 132) War is being fought by the phallic warriors and all of the descriptions of the woof of war are rife with phallic symbolism. One prime example of this is line 22, Pikes must shiver, javelins sing. The valkyries--who are the only characters mentioned by summon in the giantesss song--are accompanied by appropriate yonic symbols. Gondula, and Geira, spread/Oer the youthful king your shield (31-32) The loom portrays an interesting blend of both types of symbols. The Sword, that once a monarch bore, (15) is one of the phallic symbols of the loom, dealing with the p...