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  • "Oedipus Wrecks", a Successful Appropriation of the Greek Tragedy?

     

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ID number:323419
Evaluation:
Published: 30.04.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
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"Oedipus Wrecks" is a successful appropriation of the Greek tragedy in that it uses the same themes as the play in a modern context.
The film is an appropriation rather than an adaptation because elements of the original play's plot and characters have been used in a different setting to create new meaning and explore the themes in a different way, in this case a parody of the original, rather than using the same story and characters and presenting it in a different frame, such as a novel instead of a play.
The title "Oedipus Wrecks" is a pun, in that it refers to both the Oedipal aspect…

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