In Sophocles's play "Oedipus Rex" Oedipus Even though "fate" seems to determine Oedipus' life, . he does infact have a free will. His choices brought the prophecy to life. Only his decisions (not influenced by anybody) he made. Of course those decisions were in side of the limi...

Throughout literature authors often create complex characters who over the course of time in the work become tragic heroes. In the three works of literature that will be discussed, each of them contain a main character who suffers some sort of demise and becomes a tragic hero. The first work...