Oedipus the King is written by Sophocles. The main character in the play, Oedipus, is faced with this type of situation. ... Laius is the king of Thebes at the time of Oedipus' journey. ... Freud thinks that these drives are played out in our dreams. In the play, Oedipus is warned about his fate in two different dreams. ...
In Oedipus the King, Sophocles demonstrates that humans are unable to control their own fate. Sigmund Freud suggests that Oedipus the King is known as a tragedy of destiny. ... Oedipus grew up in Corinth with King Polybus and Queen Merope. ... Oedipus cannot see who King Laius's killer is because he is blind to the truth. ... Dodds claims, "The play proves that man has no free will but is a puppet in the hands of the gods who pull the strings that make him dance" (35). ...
Upon examining Shakespeare's characters in this play, Hamlet proves to be an exceedingly complex character, and functions as the key element to the development of the play. ... He wants the murder of the King to be perfect. ... Hamlet spends too much time planning and not enough time doing, thus making the King's murder more complicated and belated. ... Under this light, Hamlet cannot kill Claudius until he can prove that he poisoned the late king. ... Some critics attribute Hamlets inability to act to an Oedipus complex. ...
