A New Interpertation of the Oedipus the King
Collick, Christopher
Collick, Christopher
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Abstract
Many classical period works are still not completely understood due to the considerable amount of information that has been lost or destroyed over the years. There is also a great deal of information that has yet to be deciphered one hundred percent, however if the study of classical works continues information could be brought to light to further ones understanding of that particular time period. Unfortunately there is little-to-no pieces of works that explain exactly what a author wanted to show through their work, so current scholars only interpret the different works by what meaning they think the author may have intended. This is the entire premise for this thesis, which will shed a new light on an original text from the antiquity times that has been read and studied for over 2000 years. This thesis will show the opposite of what most scholars have stated about Oedipus the king and the idea of fate versus free will. I will argue that in reality if one looks closely through the tragedy from the viewpoints of philosophy, psychology, and language, one can see the theme fits more with the theory of free will. With the ideas and theories of ancient philosophers, as well as modern philosopher, one can clearly see free will in the tragedy if one looks for it. This idea that free will guided Oedipus’s decisions will be backed up by Freud’s two theories of negation and Oedipus complex, which helps prove Oedipus in fact chose to act the way he did. A visual look at the English text will assist in bringing both philosophy and psychology together to make a more rounded argument. Three specific methodologies will be used that will make this thesis transition smoothly through each subject.
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Thesis (B.A. in Classical Studies)--John Cabot University, Spring 2017.
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2017
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Oedipus (Greek mythological figure), Drama
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Collick, Christopher. "A New Interpertation of the Oedipus the King". BA Thesis, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy. 2017.