Ambivalence is a term we often use to denote the presence of two opposing ideas, attitudes or emotions at the same time. It is "a state of having simultaneous, conflicting feelings towards a person or thing. In other words, to be ambivalent is to have thoughts and emotions of both positive and negative valence towards someone or something. A common example of ambivalence is the feeling of both love and hatred for a person" (Wikipedia 1). The term also refers to situations where we experience mixed feelings of a more general sort, or where someone feels uncertain or indecisive concerning something. An example of ambivalence is Hamlet 's soliloquy in Act 3.1. This soliloquy displays Hamlet’s ambivalence and dilemma, which is whether or not to kill himself, whether he should face his troubles or simply put an end to them by committing
Ambivalence is a term we often use to denote the presence of two opposing ideas, attitudes or emotions at the same time. It is "a state of having simultaneous, conflicting feelings towards a person or thing. In other words, to be ambivalent is to have thoughts and emotions of both positive and negative valence towards someone or something. A common example of ambivalence is the feeling of both love and hatred for a person" (Wikipedia 1). The term also refers to situations where we experience mixed feelings of a more general sort, or where someone feels uncertain or indecisive concerning something. An example of ambivalence is Hamlet 's soliloquy in Act 3.1. This soliloquy displays Hamlet’s ambivalence and dilemma, which is whether or not to kill himself, whether he should face his troubles or simply put an end to them by committing