Ofelia must die

Ideas for a counter-criticism of transferal love

Résumé

The paper examines Lacan’s critique of oblative love and its philosophical implications, focusing on the dynamics between subject and object in love relationships. The modern subject-object separation is explored from a psychoanalytic perspective, highlighting the paradoxical intensification of desire through the process of objectification. Drawing on Lacan’s theory and his reading of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the paper discusses the ethical significance of alienation and abjection in love, challenging postmodern critiques. Hence, a  nuanced understanding of relations that incorporates critical theory and psychoanalytic insights is set as an ethical problem.