Oedipus
1. In which section of the play do we see Oedipus act like the man who killed a number of people for not getting out of the crossroads? Oedipus by nature carries the characteristics and traits of his father; therefore he is hot-tempered and often irrational. One part where we see such traits is when he meets the prophet Teiresias. As he first meets Teiresias he is very hospitable towards him, he calls him there "champion." Oedipus praised him and was glade to see him. Oedipus spattered Teiresias with complements, in moments, however Oedipus hot-temper took over. Oedipus aggression seeped out of him as he mocked Teiresias's disability and called him a liar. He calls the prophet a murder when a minute ago he applauded him as champion. This trait also emerges when Oedipus confront Creon with his accusations. Oedipus explodes on Creon his trusted kinsman, brother in law and a loyal friend. In the beginning of the play he gives Creon highly important tasks. Oedipus regards his opinion highly as well. Now we see he betrays everything and lashes out on Creon calling him a traitor. When really it is Oedipus who fails to see the light and therefore not only betrays himself, but the people around him. He does not really want to hear Creon
) Oedipus tells the massager about his fears of going back, because of the prophecy of incest. He failed to except it and denied it till the last moment. No matter what he did it only drew him closer to his destiny. (Nevertheless, I find it disturbing that they cheer at the death of one who raised Oedipus. Also in the end of the play Creon shows that he is indeed forgiving and understands the torture that Oedipus went through. Instead his father died from natural cause. Personally I do not believe in fate, and the restrictions and predeterminations it carries. All of his life he was in pain, the last two lines reflect the pity the populace feels for him. Creon argues that he is not perusing the thrown, do to the simple fact that he has "painless power and assured authority. Did Oedipus create his own horror or did the gods make his destiny? In this play I believe his destiny was predetermined by the gods. He left the people who loved him because he tried to avoid his fate and lost a good loving home. Oedipus felt happy and curious to find out about his ancestry, so he least expected for the herdsman to confirm the oracles prophecies. He was the victim in all this and the reader pities Oedipus and understands his misfortune.
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