"The root of all chaos stems from the family". Discuss the dynamics of family conflict in two works you have studied

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Aristotle based his famous works on tragedy on the analysis of what he considered to be the "perfect", paradigm of tragedy- Sophocle's carefully Crafted Oedipus the King. The myth of Oedipus has been studied, analysed, spread worldwide and widely used by writers, even philosophers such as Freud, to illustrate the concept of incest, a reality at the very heart of Sophocles' tragedy. The conflictual nature of the revelation of this incest inexorably suggests that the dynamics of family conflicts are extensively present in Oedipus the King. Yet is this example sufficient to affirm that "the root of all chaos stems from the family?" Arthur Miller's tragedy, Death of A Salesman, although written centuries after Sophocles' tragedy, focuses on the progressive demise of Willy Loman, a demise both psychological and physical, a tragic evolution brought about clearly by the dynamics of conflictual family relationships.

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[...] root of all chaos stems from the family”. Discuss the dynamics of family conflict in two works you have studied Aristotle based his famous works on tragedy on the analysis of what he considered to be the paradigm of tragedy- Sophocle's carefully Crafted Oedipus the King. The myth of Oedipus has been studied, analysed, spread worldwide and widely used by writers, even philosophers such as Freud, to illustrate the concept of incest, a reality at the very heart of Sophocles' tragedy. [...]

[...] Oedipus, characterised by his immensely regal stature, raised almost to the level of the Gods by his excessive pride which claims world knows my fame” has despite his hubris a real sense of care for his people. He therefore endeavours with rich and powerful speeches to seek out the murderer of Thebes' previous King, Laius, as speedily as possible in accordance with the Delphic oracle's recommendations. With increasing anger as no citizen is admitting to such a crime, Oedipus violently curses the man responsible for the entire town's ordeal: that man live his life in agony, step by painful step”. [...]

[...] Such a radical decision stems from a struggle Willy never resolved with Biff, and which originated from Biff's discovery of Willy's adultery in his hotel room in Boston. Bernard emotionally reveals always thought it was strange that I knew he'd given up his symbolised by the burning of his sneakers promising his entry to college in Willy's yet again distorted sense of values, not quite in touch with reality as a result of his painful discovery. Ever since, Willy ravaged by guilt and his failure, believed that Biff was “spiting” him. [...]

[...] Yet in his dream world and deranged mind, Willy summons an imaginary Ben, whom he often questions with “what's the secret a tragic illustration of his realization that despite his words he is not “vital in New England” and that at sixty years of age he remains unsuccessful. Living up to the examples of his fatherly and brotherly figures is one of the tragic dynamics of Miller's play. As Biff summed up in the requiem, Willy the wrong dreams, all all wrong”. [...]

[...] In self defence he had murdered his father, Laius, unaware both that the man was a king and further unaware that the man was his father, on his way to Thebes, fleeing Corinth where a terrible prophecy revealed that he would murder his father, who he thought to be Polybus. Yet this was not a painful enough life for the Gods who seemed to veritably plague Oedipus with every atrocity, arranging for his marriage with Jocasta, his very own mother, and thus the committing of incest in the creation of four incestful children. [...]