One of Oedipus major fatal flaws is his insecurity. Oedipus is renowned for his intellect and his great ability to please his people, but when the subject of family is brought up, he is overcome with anger and irrationality. This fatal flaw is easily seen when Tiresias mocks Oedipus, we see Oedipus take an immediate defensive stance. Tiresias states "Aren't you the best man alive at solving riddles?", which Oedipus responds with "Mock me for that, go on, and you'll show my greatness". Oedipus is obviously threatened by Tiresias and his immediate reaction is to assert that he is great even though Tiresias clearly disagrees. During his confrontations with Tiresias Oedipus goes into a fit of rage causing him to act childish. Since Oedipus cannot
