Freud's Concept of the Oedipal Complex Is Based Upon a Play

question 10

Multiple Choice

Freud's concept of the Oedipal complex is based upon a play by the Greek tragedian, Sophocles. In this play, the character Oedipus

• A) kills his father and marries his mother.
• B) kills his brother and marries his mother.
• C) kills his mother and marries his sister.
• D) kills his brother and marries his sister.
• E) kills his father and marries his sister.

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