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It shows how a kid can be jealous of his father.

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Q: What is the Setting of 'My Oedipus Complex'?
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What is a sentence with Oedipus complex in it?

His mother looks so young, does he have an Oedipus complex?


What psychological term was named after Oedipus?

The Oedipus complex.


What is the opposite of Oedipus complex?

Electra complex


Thebes is the setting of oedipus rex Thebes is the theme of oedipus rex Thebes is the rival of oedipus rex Thebes is the downfall of oedipus rex?

Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.


What is a term psychologists use for a complex characterized by a child falling in love with the parent of the opposite sex named after a Greek youth who married his mother?

Oedipus complex and it was termed by Sigmond Freud


What other thinks about the Oedipus complex?

Oedipus complex is totally misinterpreted by Freud based on the play Oedipus Rex that he saw and based his theory on and got it all wrong!


What was the society conflict in your Oedipus Complex?

There are a great many things that society dislikes about your Oedipus Complex. This is not a normal habit in society.


What is the Oedipus complex mean?

The Oedipus complex is the attraction to your parent of the opposite sex and the hatred of your parent of the same sex. Oedipus Rex killed his father and married his mother. (In his defense, he didn't know they were his parents.)


Was Thebes the setting of Oedipus Rex?

Yes.


What is the significance of oedipus complex?

The Oedipus complex comes from the ancient Greek play Oedipus. Dr. Sigmund Freud named this condition after one of the key meanings in the play. In Oedipus, the main character (oedipus himself) kills his father and marries his mother. The meaning of the Oedipus complex is a boy's natural sexual feelings for his own mother. This is shown at birth and in normal human behavior, is broken up after years of aging. If not, there's a problem-- Oedipus Complex.


Does Oedipus complex exist?

Yes, According to Sigmund Freud that made the Oedipus complex theory which states that a boy's desire to replace his father and have the affections of his mother.


How does knowledge of the Oedipus myth affect an audience's experience of Oedipus Rex?

The colloquial references to an "Oedipus complex" heightens the dramatic irony in the play.