Oedipus The King
Oedipus The King The play "Oedipus The King" is a Greek tragedy written by Sophicles in 429 B.C.E. A Greek tragedy must depict tragic actions of a hero or heroine. There are certain characteristics a tragic hero or heroine must have. He or she must be of noble birth or hold a high social position. He or she must be virtuous and desire to do good. He or she must seem better than other characters. And he or she must posses a tragic flaw that causes him or her to fail and cause tragedy to others. Oedipus is the tragic hero in this play. His tragic flaw is his overwhelming pride. Oedipus's tragic flaw leads him on a self destructive march toward the destiny he is trying to escape. During the course of the play Oedipus is trying to escape his destiny as told by an oracle. The
Oedipus continues on his journey, and solves the riddle of the Sphinx. Oedipus does not know this yet but half of the prophecy just came true because he has just killed his biological father. Oe!dipus then gouges out his own eyes to punish himself, and is banished from Thebes as Laius's killer. Oedipus's pride causes him to thwart the gods when he runs away from Corinth. Oedipus does not know that he was adopted, and believes he is saving his parents and himself. In the end Oedipus blinds himself by gouging him eyes out as a punishment. Oedipus does not want to backdown and let the carriage pass because he was considered a prince in Corinth. Oedipus then weds the current queen of Thebes, Iocasta, which is his biological mother. Oedipus's mother is unable to cope with this news and she kills herself for bearing her sons children. Oedipus puts a curse on the killer and vows to banish the person found responsible for king Laius's death. Oedipus only says this because he thinks there is no way he could have killed the previous king. A plague comes over the city of Thebes and Oedipus vows to do whatever it takes to save the city. His tragic flaw, pride, leads to his fall from power, and eventually his demise. oracle tells him that he will kill his biological father and marry his biological mother. The gods tell Oedipus that he must find the killer of the previous king.
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