... With these secrets, many mixed emotions and affects of the secrets on the families, in Ghost and Oedipus the King, did occur. Mrs. Alving, a main character in Ghost hid many secrets from her son, Oswald and in turn her morals and personal life were viewed upon differently by society. Women of Norway always strived to preserve their reputation and social eminence, but for Mrs. Alving, her reputation was marred. She appeared to have strong religious beliefs and with the exposed truth she could no longer be seen as a righteous individual, causing people in her personal life to have a vast withdrawal. When Regina leaves her house to journey on her own this is the beginning of her withdrawal towards Mrs. Alving. Oswald, another main character in Ghost, did not tell his mother or Regina that he was sick. The affects of not telling Regina that he was ...

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