The Oedipal Conflict

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The Oedipal Conflict Oedipus Rex is the story of a childhood dream gone terribly wrong. Sophocles was a great playwright who used human tragedy to the fullest. His Oedipus Rex, one of the Theban plays, was a demonstration of what can happen to anyone, whether of greatness or not. Every son has an infatuation with his mother and swears that they will marry her. The difference with the every normal person and Oedipus is, normal …

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