Oedipus Flaws

Oedipus Rex, written by Sophocles, is a play that focuses on a king named Oedipus. Oedipus is a king who has tragic flaws lead him to his tragic downfall. People can get an understanding of why it is important to have humility and accept one's faults. This concept is learned all too late for Oedipus; nevertheless, this shows the audience the result of what happens when people become arrogant and unwilling to acknowledge their flaws. Oedipus does not stand alone as a tragic historical figure that is arrogant and stubborn, but Oedipus is a lesson to future generations of the outcome when one has too much pride. The story of Oedipus begins when Oedipus is a child. His mother and father are told by an oracle that their son would grow up to kill his father and marry his mother. Jocasta and Laius, the parents of Oedipus, send their child on the mountain. Oedipus is ends up in the hand of a noble family. He grows up and is told later in his life that he will kill his father and marry his mother. Since Oedipus thinks that the parents he grew up …show more content…
Oedipus gets mad at Tiresias because Teiresias all of the sudden does not want to tell Oedipus that he is the killer in fear that he may react violently. Oedipus then starts insulting the prophet telling him that he is “blind, lost in the night, endless night that nursed you [him]!” (Sophocles 426). Oedipus is unable to “see” that he is the killer because he has excessive pride that stops him. Others are there to help Oedipus, but he is too arrogant to listen to others, which makes his problems even worse. Oedipus does this again when Jocasta begs Oedipus to “call off this search!” (Sophocles 1163). Despite her demands, Oedipus is stubborn and searches for answers to the killer. Oedipus realizes too late that he killed his father on the road to Thebes, and this leads Jocasta kills herself and for him to lose almost