Domination ofsuperegoon ego in the? Orazat-Al-Khosoum? Drama and psychoanalysis of the character of? Omme- Salim?

Psychoanalytic criticism is a kind of literary criticisms that has been in practice for a century. In this kind of criticism, the literary work is criticized and analyzed from a psychological perspective. One of the works that has the capacity to being criticized in the scope of psychology is the “Orazat-al- khosoum” play written by “Ali oghleOrsan”. It is considered to be about the problems in an Arab society. The character of “Omme-salim” represents a plenty of actions and reactions that originated from her subconscious. The paper aims to study which of the three personality elements (i.e. ego, superego or id) makes Omme-saleem show such behavior. The analysis of her character is based upon the subconscious theory of Freud. Omme-salim is the main character of the play who takes action according to her superego’s wants. Her superego has entered an irrational phase to achieve her objectives, and this causes a conflict between her ego and superego. This conflict ends in overcoming her superego. In fact, Omme-saleem is the symbol of superego in the play. She also resorts to the defensive mechanism of regression in two situations to be released from mental pressure and anxiety.