哈姆莱特复仇行动的“延宕”问题，弗洛伊德从其性本能理论出发，认为是“俄狄浦斯王情结”使然，拉康则认为在哈姆莱特思想中存在着“他者”的欲望，是“他者”的欲望阻碍了他的复仇行动，而霍妮主要分析了哈姆莱特的内心冲突，即真实自我和理想自我之间的矛盾，并认为这种矛盾是由一定的历史文化环境相关。

When we mention Hamlet’s hesitation about revenge, Freud explained it by Sexual instinct and thought that was because of the Oedipus Complex ; Lacan argues that it was the desire named otherness, which hinder his revenge action; While Honey mainly analyzes the inner conflict of Hamlet-- contradiction between ideal ego and true self, which related to certain historical and cultural environment.