Oedipus Rex is a fascinating insight into the nature of a human being's need for control. From the opening lines of the play we see King Oedipus as the strong leader of his city. ... He is arrogant but his arrogance comes across more as one who is sure of his abilities to manipulate any situation. ... We know that Oedipus fled his home town to avoid a prophecy that foretold that he would kill his father. ... The story of Oedipus Rex teaches this moral brilliantly. ...

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A character is also someone who re- enacts the actions of the plot. ... Describe the Aristotelian tragic hero and why Oedipus is a perfect example- The definition of an Aristotelian tragic hero is the demise of an essentially good person. ... Oedipus is a perfect example because he was brought up as a prince; he lived well and behaved well. ... Even though he swore he would never do such a thing the fact that he did not know who his real parents were left him subject to mistake and mishap. ... In my mind it applies to comedy through the Pepsi twist commercial because it shows Ozzy Osborn...

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The men who unofficially titled themselves the doctors of their society would initiate a series of so-called treatments, one in particular called trephining. ... Some of the people who underwent this stone aged procedure survived, but most perished from infection due to lack of sterile instruments. ... In his book, The Oedipus Complex, he states "the origin of mental illness...lies in the inability of the mind to find a way to sublimate the painful thoughts that have been repressed". ...

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People who follow the idea of id (desire) and practice it, exemplifies how they like being in the wrong or damaging the society. ... For example, a liberal family would probably allow their children to do whatever they want, compared to a traditional family who authority is to control their children to do everything their way. ... However, this is no evidence connecting the people who are orderliness or sloppiness to a toilet training. ... In the phallic stage of early childhood Freud mentioned that the boy would have an intimate attachment to their mother, girls to their fathers, and this dev...

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I think that the concept of the Oedipus/Electra complex, in the phallic stage of Freud's Psychosexual Stages, is interesting. ... Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers, whom were two psychologists who emphasized the growth potential of healthy people, mainly led the study of the humanistic perspective. ...

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