Hubris and Nemesisthe Myth of Oedipus and Identity in Crossed: Wish You Were Here

  1. Jaime Segura San Miguel 1
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

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Revista:
Amaltea: revista de mitocrítica

ISSN: 1989-1709

Ano de publicación: 2024

Número: 16

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.5209/AMAL.90326 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso aberto editor

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Resumo

The themes of past sins have occupied our collective imagination since the dawn of humankind. The ways in which characters are faced with their nemesis have changed throughout history, but the structure of the myth permeates our culture even nowadays. In this essay, Shaky from Simon Spurrier’s Crossed: Wish You Were Here is analysed and compared to Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex to determine if this myth still accurately represents some of our oldest fears, if its structure still serves the purpose of identifying anxieties in our culture, and it the Oedipal process can help explain Shaky’s search for identity.

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