Leo Tolstoy once famously wrote that “All happy families are alike, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” And I absolutely wish that there’s no relatives as miserable as Oedipus’s. Ancient Greek playwrights truly concentrated on the dysfunctional household. I mean, they had performances about spouses murdering husbands, parents killing children, daughters … Continue reading Fate, Family, and Oedipus Rex: Crash Course Literature 202 More