DECIPHERING FATE: A PSYCHOANALYTIC READING OF OEDIPUS REX

Within the tragic tapestry of Sophocles's Theban Play, fate intertwines violently with the psyche, prompting a psychoanalytic analysis of Oedipus's tragic descent. Freud's influential theories, particularly his concept of the Oedipus complex, offer a compelling lens through which to understand this timeless masterpiece. Oedipus, unaware of his true