Aristotle gave one of the most outright, obvious, mind eluding oxymorons ever conceivable. He stated that the play of Oedipus The King was "the perfect tragedy". The play of Oedipus The King is about the unraveling of a prophecy given long ago. It tells the tale of a beloved ruler, Oedipus. It goes through the developments of Oedipus birth and the plot to disprove a prophecy saying that Oedipus will kill has father and sleep with his mother. The story explores the tragedy surrounding the truth behind the prophecy and how it came to be fulfilled. The plot focuses on the effects of the mistakes of a mother and the repercussions of said mistakes. Aristotle is correct in saying that this is a “perfect tragedy” because the tale of Oedipus encompasses
