I was reading Oedipus Rex in language arts and had one of those "Aha!" moments. Why, you ask? I found Voldemort's mother's name. Merope, in Oedipus Rex, is the name of Oedipus's adoptive mother. I thought to myself: why, that is odd. Why would JKR use the name of Oedipus's adoptive mother, if she was trying to compare Voldie to Oedipus? She ( Read more... )