Word-association in Oedipus The King :: Oedipus the King Oedipus Rex

Word-association in Oedipus The King allow us diddle a little game, shall we? We have all play this at one point in our lives its the word-association game. Think red- you may call back apple. Now think green- you may once again think apple. reckon a minute, how can that be? How can two words that be unrelated have the same picture in the mind of an various(prenominal)? This is the elemental idea of perception. Now let us apply this basic concept to the text of Oedipus Tyrannus. The main character, Oedipus, has lived his entire life with basic gestate notion of his own existence. Sophocles firearmipulates the audiences perception of Oedipus through oral dramatic presentation. Lacan insists that dialogue is the place where a certain subject comes into being, or perhaps much properly, where the subject comes into being in a certain kind of style (Lee 38) Jacques Lacan deals with the perception of individuals as well. However Lacans perceptions are those dealt with in the mind of his subjects. allow us introduce Oedipus, as the subject, to Lacan the psychoanalyst. Now that the two have met in our minds we can continue with the forum of one mans perception, Lacans, of another mans life, Oedipuss. Lacan has two conglomerate theories. The beginning(a) is the mirror theory. This theory deals with the internal world of the subject, and the phases of the conscious as well as the unconscious mind. The second is the inability to communicate ones desires adequately through the usage of oral communication- language. In both of these simplified concepts we give delve into the mind, and the actions of Oedipus the character. Let us first discuss the mirror stage, with lotion to Oedipus the man. Within the mirror stage there are five phases. The first of which is the fragmented body stage. While existing in this stage man is unaware of himself. In this dark, lost state man is unaware of his surroundings as well as himself as a being. Oedipus prior to the o pening of the play lives his entire life in this fragmented state he is tout ensemble unaware of himself and his actions on his society. In this state Oedipus is caught up in the ostentation of his title. The role of King carries an elevated perception of an idealized life (Lee 19). The contiguous movement in the five phases is the spatial identity.