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"Buried Child" by Sam Shepard (b. November 5, 1943) and "Desire under the Elms" by Eugene O'Neill (October 16, 1888 - November 27, 1953) are modern equivalents of "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, all three plays deal with an incestuous relationship that produces children. In the case of "Buried Child" and "Oedipus Rex," the incestuous relationship develops between a mother and her son. In "Desire under the Elms," the incest happens between a stepmother and her son.

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