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Fear and Destiny in Oedipus Rex: Analysis

EnglishBy William Anderson (Schoolworkhelper Editorial Team)October 31, 2017Leave a comment

Almost everyone has heard the story of Oedipus and knows the tragedy of his life; but do they know what made the story so impactful that it still is performed on stages today?  Oedipus’s life brings to question the debate between fate, free will, and how they mix. This message of misfortune resonates across centuries…

The Oedipus Complex

Sociology & PhilosophyBy William Anderson (Schoolworkhelper Editorial Team)July 6, 2011Leave a comment

The positive libidinal feelings of a child to the parent of the opposite sex and hostile or jealous feelings toward the parent of the same sex that may be a source of adult personality disorder when unresolved.  It is a pattern of profound emotional ambivalence, a troublesome mixture of love and hate. The Oedipus Complex…

Foreshadowing in Oedipus the King

EnglishBy William Anderson (Schoolworkhelper Editorial Team)June 28, 2011Leave a comment

`You are the curse, the corruption of the land!’. With these words, Tiresias, a blind prophet in `Oedipus The King’ set the actions in play that would turn king to beggar within the day. Prophecy and foreshadowing are an important part of playwriting and adds an element of suspense that is not possible any other…

The Story of Oedipus

EnglishBy William Anderson (Schoolworkhelper Editorial Team)August 22, 2010Leave a comment

We don’t know whether there was a historical Oedipus. “Oedipus” means “swollen feet”. The Greeks pronounced it “oy-DEEP-us”. Oed- is the same root as “oedema / edema” (tissue swelling; the British preserve the initial “o”), while “-pus” is feet (hence “octopus”, the eight-footed animal.) Laius and Jocasta were king and queen of Thebes, a town…

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