Life on earth is based on destiny that cannot be escaped. The play, Oedipus is dealing with a protagonist who tries to overcome his destiny but falls back to his life. Is destiny really hard to avoid? Oedipus believes and accepts the destiny the prophet told him and tried to obey, but he leaned towards being prideful by eventually gaining more power and controlling the land of Thebes. Oedipus’ life has fall into a swamp and the effort of escaping will make him sink deeper. Oedipus is hubris because he was not careful enough of murder, marriage, abuse of power, and ignoring the truth, which were warned by the prophet.
First, Oedipus received the words from the blind prophet, Tiresias, and he speaks about detailed, tragic future of Oedipus. It …show more content…
He became too hubris by saving Thebes from its curse by defeating Sphinx. After saving the city, Oedipus became the hero and got married to the queen of Thebes. Eventually, he has forgotten about the prophecy of avoiding marriage and the queen of Thebes was his own mother. Oedipus had already got rid of the two tasks the prophet said to ruin his own life. Tiresias says, “When the dark singer, the sphinx, was in your country, did you speak word of deliverance to its citizens? And yet the riddle’s answer was not the province of a chance comer” (line 455). The wiser man who defeated Sphinx is only so much smarter. He thought he was escaped from his destiny at the moment he was out of Corinth (where he was grown up) and promised not to go back. Oedipus could have carefully questioned of his own life if he was the wisest “king”. He could not resist and was kneeled to the authority of being the king, richness, and a settle family. His hubris comes from his power he did not deserve for his happy …show more content…
People who saw Laius, who were the king of Thebes, being killed on the street, the shepherd who was ordered to kill Oedipus when his was a baby with tragic destiny, and the person who survived when Laius was killed all witnessed of Laius’s death. Even with enough of evidences of prophet pointed Oedipus as the person who killed Laius, and all the witnesses, Oedipus still did not give in. On the other hand Jocasta says, “He comes from Cointh, bringing news that Polybus, your father, no longer is alive. He’s dead… O you unhappy man! May you never find out who you really are!” (line 950, 1050). Oedipus still tries to ignore the truth and does not even want to know himself, like Jocasta says. How more hubris can a person be to ignore the truth that is so sure and as a man who claims to be smarter than sphinx? Jocasta committed suicide because of the horrifying truth and destiny that she was married to his son and Oedipus finally accepted the truth after seeing his mother. Oedipus gauged out his eyes as a symbol of “sight”. Seeing is not everything that matter, believing in the truth that is obvious to see is what
First, Oedipus received the words from the blind prophet, Tiresias, and he speaks about detailed, tragic future of Oedipus. It …show more content…
He became too hubris by saving Thebes from its curse by defeating Sphinx. After saving the city, Oedipus became the hero and got married to the queen of Thebes. Eventually, he has forgotten about the prophecy of avoiding marriage and the queen of Thebes was his own mother. Oedipus had already got rid of the two tasks the prophet said to ruin his own life. Tiresias says, “When the dark singer, the sphinx, was in your country, did you speak word of deliverance to its citizens? And yet the riddle’s answer was not the province of a chance comer” (line 455). The wiser man who defeated Sphinx is only so much smarter. He thought he was escaped from his destiny at the moment he was out of Corinth (where he was grown up) and promised not to go back. Oedipus could have carefully questioned of his own life if he was the wisest “king”. He could not resist and was kneeled to the authority of being the king, richness, and a settle family. His hubris comes from his power he did not deserve for his happy …show more content…
People who saw Laius, who were the king of Thebes, being killed on the street, the shepherd who was ordered to kill Oedipus when his was a baby with tragic destiny, and the person who survived when Laius was killed all witnessed of Laius’s death. Even with enough of evidences of prophet pointed Oedipus as the person who killed Laius, and all the witnesses, Oedipus still did not give in. On the other hand Jocasta says, “He comes from Cointh, bringing news that Polybus, your father, no longer is alive. He’s dead… O you unhappy man! May you never find out who you really are!” (line 950, 1050). Oedipus still tries to ignore the truth and does not even want to know himself, like Jocasta says. How more hubris can a person be to ignore the truth that is so sure and as a man who claims to be smarter than sphinx? Jocasta committed suicide because of the horrifying truth and destiny that she was married to his son and Oedipus finally accepted the truth after seeing his mother. Oedipus gauged out his eyes as a symbol of “sight”. Seeing is not everything that matter, believing in the truth that is obvious to see is what