... their literature and being "ahead of their time." Greek mythology brings forward many ideas and theories that questions ones ideals and mind. Just like that Oedipus Rex brought forward some ideas about mankind that lead to a psychologist to form theories that apply universally to all humans. Being a psychologist does not ... necessarily mean that their theories are going to be correct; for example: Sigmund Freud's the Oedipal complex has its own flaws. In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus tries his best to avoid his destiny that the oracle has foreseen for him. As a baby his parents abandoned him in ...

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... this quote it is open to question whether this strongly relate to Hamlet's character and his inhibited emotions for his mother. He compares Hamlet to the Greek mythological character Oedipus Rex. The myth has Oedipus condemned by fate to kill his father Laius and sleep with his mother. This was also a strong belief of Elizabethans as they deemed providence as the outcome of ... as if he has a problem with her and her relationship with men as if he wants her for himself only. There is some similarity here to the Greek mythology because Oedipus himself kills his father and Hamlet reminisc...

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