SIMON’S HYSTERIA IN JULIA QUINN’S BRIDGERTON: THE DUKE AND I

Abstract

The main character in the novel Bridgerton: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn is a young man who has a history of hysteria. This study aims to find out the symptoms and causes of hysteria and explain what the impact is and how Simon deals with his hysteria. This research provides theoretical and practical benefits for the development of literary studies in the future. This study uses Freud's psychoanalytic approach to analyze the psychological state of Simon's character by using aspects related to Sigmund Freud's Hysteria theory. Qualitative methods are also used wherein the data collected from the proposed research will be explained and provide conclusions for the current problems. Simon's hysteria can appear through several of the symptoms he experiences. This analysis also found several causes that caused Simon to experience these symptoms, namely wrong emotional training in parenting, failure, accepted curses, and unpleasant events in the past. This study explains that of the four causes that resulted in changes in Simon's life, Simon chose to see the meaning of his life in a different way. Simon only wants to live to hate his father, he does not want to marry and have children so that one day the heir of the Duke of Hastings will die with him but fate brings Simon to meet a young lady who is able to release his grudge and anger at his father and make him break all the vows he took to take a revenge.

Keywords: Hysteria, Simon, Symptoms, Causes, Impacts