An Ancient Greek example could be Oedipus the King who was abandoned by his mother, adopted by a king, and gets married (accidentally) to his mother, who abandoned him also.
As do Ms Scott's neighbours, including the nosy handyman George Jackson, and Sophocles's Oedipus Rex (the latter also figures in episode 3.1 of the spin-off TV series Lewis).
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He soon starts the translation in modern Greek iambic verse of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and chooses one of Greece's greatest actors, Aimilios Veakis, whose memorable performance as King Lear at the Royal (National) Theater of Greece in 1938 has remained indelibly written in the history of 20th century Greek theater, to appear in the homonymous role.
Lacoue-Labarthe's translation of Hölderlin's version of Oedipus the King was staged in Avignon in 1998, with Charles Berling in the title role.