1. Psychoanalysis of Oedipus the King
Freud read Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and it immediately determined that the underlying ideas in this drama would become a large part of his studies. ... Oedipus, the protagonist of the play, is the birth son of King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes. ... Oedipus is taken to Corinth and to be raised in the court of the childless King Polybus of Corinth, as if he were his own. ... King Oedipus anger is not deliberate; it stems from the subconscious and his anger is exhibited through displacement. ... Oedipus goes from being a powerful and confident king at the beginning of the tragedy of being...
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