Short stories and plays tend to use irony to teach a lesson, in " Oedipus" it is very ironic that both Oedipus and his mother display a great deal of hubris and both fall because of it. Oedipus was blinded by his own accomplishments and thus became extremely arrogant because of it, causing his own destruction and downfall. He is the main cause of his father's death, sleeps with his own mother and also has children with her. He also threatens to kill Creon because he feels he wants to steal his power. One of the mighty gods named Apollo predicted all of these things but Oedipus was so blinded by arrogance and over confidence that he couldn’t see that Apollos predictions were coming true. The pride that Oedipus has and the arrogance which he
