Oedipus- A Tragic Hero in Oedipus Rex
Oedipus was an old Greek play created by Sophocles in 429 BC. The story remains a standout amongst the most riveting stories ever, and it specifically brings out negative discernments and undertones in the cutting-edge society. The story has been thought to be the most melancholic for the past 2500 years. The hero in this story had a sexual association with his own mother in the wake of murdering his dad. In Sophocles' "Oedipus", Oedipus is exemplified as a tragic hero as his story appeals to the readers’ minds by the way he kept his strength after causing his own downfall.
In a brief overview of the plot, Oedipus was born to a well-off family and disposed at birth, in fear of a prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother. He would be left to die in the hills but a messenger would deliver him to the palace of Corinth- raised by Lord Polypus and Queen Merope (Akhter, Muhammad, and …show more content…
First, Oedipus displays what Aristotle calls hubris- the blindness to truth or excessive pride. As a tragic hero, the character of Oedipus disregards the truth initially. For instance, he does not believe the counsel of prophet Teiresias who names him as a killer of his father. Oedipus incessantly struggles against the forces of his own fate and this excessive fate forms a basis for his downfall. He even goes forth to accuse Creon, his brother-in-law for treason, stressing that he may have collaborated with the old seer to defame him. Shortly thereafter, after being argued by the Chorus (the people) and Jocasta (his wife and mother) to be open-minded he gives in but unwillingly. His pride and hard-heartedness blind him just as the prophet says that he is a man who came seeing but left blind. The old blind seer, ironically, can see the light and especially holds the key between truth (sight) and blindness (Dawe,
Oedipus was an old Greek play created by Sophocles in 429 BC. The story remains a standout amongst the most riveting stories ever, and it specifically brings out negative discernments and undertones in the cutting-edge society. The story has been thought to be the most melancholic for the past 2500 years. The hero in this story had a sexual association with his own mother in the wake of murdering his dad. In Sophocles' "Oedipus", Oedipus is exemplified as a tragic hero as his story appeals to the readers’ minds by the way he kept his strength after causing his own downfall.
In a brief overview of the plot, Oedipus was born to a well-off family and disposed at birth, in fear of a prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother. He would be left to die in the hills but a messenger would deliver him to the palace of Corinth- raised by Lord Polypus and Queen Merope (Akhter, Muhammad, and …show more content…
First, Oedipus displays what Aristotle calls hubris- the blindness to truth or excessive pride. As a tragic hero, the character of Oedipus disregards the truth initially. For instance, he does not believe the counsel of prophet Teiresias who names him as a killer of his father. Oedipus incessantly struggles against the forces of his own fate and this excessive fate forms a basis for his downfall. He even goes forth to accuse Creon, his brother-in-law for treason, stressing that he may have collaborated with the old seer to defame him. Shortly thereafter, after being argued by the Chorus (the people) and Jocasta (his wife and mother) to be open-minded he gives in but unwillingly. His pride and hard-heartedness blind him just as the prophet says that he is a man who came seeing but left blind. The old blind seer, ironically, can see the light and especially holds the key between truth (sight) and blindness (Dawe,