Death with laughter: the subject of the unconscious in Martin McDonagh's Hangmen.

This paper provides a discussion of Lacanian subjectivity and desire in Martin McDonagh's Hangmen. While it might seem an attempt to argue against capital punishment, as many critics have indicated, the play has unconscious undertones that reveal certain facts about the subject's deepest motives. Mc...

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Publicado en:	Studies in Theatre & Performance Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 253 - 264
Autor principal:	Kolahjooei, Farzad
Formato:	Literary Criticism
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2026
Materias:	Psychoanalysis Subconsciousness Dramatists McDonagh, Martin, 1970- Psychoanalytic interpretation Fictional characters Executions & executioners Existentialism Capital punishment
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