DECIPHERING FATE: A PSYCHOANALYTIC READING OF OEDIPUS REX

Within the tragic tapestry of Sophocles's Theban Play, fate intertwines tightly with the psyche, prompting a psychoanalytic examination of Oedipus's unfortunate path. Freud's influential theories, particularly his concept of the Oedipus complex, offer a profound lens through which to deconstruct this timeless masterpiece. Oedipus, unaware of his tr