<P> Sons of Anarchy has commonly been called `` Hamlet on Harleys '' . Similar to Hamlet , Jax 's father was usurped by his father 's SAMCRO `` brother '' , who then married Jax 's mother . There are also intermittent hints at an Oedipal complex between Jax and Gemma , reflecting 20th - century interpretations of the relationship between Hamlet and his mother Queen Gertrude . Jax 's murder of the innocent Jury in season 7 mirrors Hamlet 's murder of the innocent Polonius in that it ultimately leads to his downfall . </P>
<P> Sons of Anarchy has commonly been called `` Hamlet on Harleys '' . Similar to Hamlet , Jax 's father was usurped by his father 's SAMCRO `` brother '' , who then married Jax 's mother . There are also intermittent hints at an Oedipal complex between Jax and Gemma , reflecting 20th - century interpretations of the relationship between Hamlet and his mother Queen Gertrude . Jax 's murder of the innocent Jury in season 7 mirrors Hamlet 's murder of the innocent Polonius in that it ultimately leads to his downfall . </P>
what shakespeare play is sons of anarchy based on
what shakespeare play is sons of anarchy based on
Hamlet
Hamlet