Justice is a word that could be interpreted in many different ways for different people. Oedipus Rex is an example of this situation for several reasons. Oedipus Rex was a very special and different character since he was responsible for deciding his own justice. In the play “Oedipus King” Oedipus Rex, the main character, is the king of the city of Thebes. As the king has, his responsibilities are immense since he doesn’t worry for his personal problems, but he also worries for the problems of every single inhabitant of Thebes. Oedipus was the type of man who believed that every man or woman were to be treated equally beneath the law. The pride he possessed behind every single one of his actions was a key characteristic that lead him
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He was calling out to the people that had the most information about the situation, including the only eye witness. As Oedipus got closer and closer to revealing the truth, the people that knew about his past began to warn him about what all of that information could bring to him. Oedipus as prideful as he was, ignored everyone that tried to help him and continued his investigation. As you can see Oedipus was a man who stood strictly by the law and justice; he would do anything to help the people of Thebes even if it meant putting aside all the significant people in his life. When Oedipus finally had all the pieces of the puzzle, he realized that all that time he had been looking for himself since he was the murderer of the king, which was also his father. In this situation, the main character is put in between a wall and a sword. Oedipus was so desperate to find the killer and help his city that he blinded himself from all the clues that were rising. His own pride blinded him from his reality. Here Oedipus takes full responsibility for his actions like the good, prideful man he was and faced the consequences. It is no doubt that Oedipus always had the well being of the people of Thebes in his mind and that he would stop at nothing to make them happy even if it meant destroying his own life. Oedipus was a man whose good intentions lead to his own
He was calling out to the people that had the most information about the situation, including the only eye witness. As Oedipus got closer and closer to revealing the truth, the people that knew about his past began to warn him about what all of that information could bring to him. Oedipus as prideful as he was, ignored everyone that tried to help him and continued his investigation. As you can see Oedipus was a man who stood strictly by the law and justice; he would do anything to help the people of Thebes even if it meant putting aside all the significant people in his life. When Oedipus finally had all the pieces of the puzzle, he realized that all that time he had been looking for himself since he was the murderer of the king, which was also his father. In this situation, the main character is put in between a wall and a sword. Oedipus was so desperate to find the killer and help his city that he blinded himself from all the clues that were rising. His own pride blinded him from his reality. Here Oedipus takes full responsibility for his actions like the good, prideful man he was and faced the consequences. It is no doubt that Oedipus always had the well being of the people of Thebes in his mind and that he would stop at nothing to make them happy even if it meant destroying his own life. Oedipus was a man whose good intentions lead to his own