The Disorder of Anger as Monstrosity as portrayed by Sophocles’ Oedipus and General Hospital’s Sonny Corinthos
Document Type
Panel Presentation
Start Date
20-4-2018 2:00 PM
End Date
20-4-2018 3:15 PM
Keywords
disorder, monstrosity, general hospital, soap opera, Sophocles, Oedipus
Biography
I am a Humanities major with a philosophy concentration my research interests at present include the political Jesus, politics of 1st Century Palestine, Descartes, Marx and Marxism, Heidegger, and Reformed Christianity. I am a fourth generation viewer of General Hospital.
Major
Humanities - Philosophy
Advisor for this project
Christina Franzen
Abstract
This paper addresses issues surrounding social/legal and anger disorder(s) by comparing a passage from Sophocles Theban play Oedipus Rex s titular character and a scene from the long running ABC soap opera General Hospital's Sonny Corinthos and their respective messy and dramatic family trees.
The Disorder of Anger as Monstrosity as portrayed by Sophocles’ Oedipus and General Hospital’s Sonny Corinthos
This paper addresses issues surrounding social/legal and anger disorder(s) by comparing a passage from Sophocles Theban play Oedipus Rex s titular character and a scene from the long running ABC soap opera General Hospital's Sonny Corinthos and their respective messy and dramatic family trees.