Jocasta

What is a tragic hero? Today, a tragic hero is defined as a literary character whose poor judgment leads to their own destruction. This modern definition, although modeled from Aristotle’s version, differs from the traditional, Greek tragic hero. Aristotle stated that “a man doesn’t become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall,” and thus in order for a literary character to be deemed an Aristotelian tragic hero, they must meet certain qualifications. The first is, the tragic hero…

desires to do without looking back once. Similarly, Oedipus follows the same mindset as Marcus regarding being rebellious to those not in favour of an individual’s actions and being determined to accomplish any task. In Oedipus the King, the characteristic of Oedipus being determined to find the murder of King Laius is rather his downfall as it leads to his own unfortunate shortcoming. During that time, Oracles were given much respect as they provided insight about specific events, making it…

The boy’s father, Pelops (for whom the Peloponnesus is named), had made the suitable wish that Laius would either have no son or be destroyed by the son he had"(). Other versions ( Oedipus Rex) states that Oedipus was born to King Laius and Queen Jocasta. King…

eventually lead him to his own downfall. Although Oedipus does have free will the decisions he chose to make are based off of fate, which ultimately leads to the prophecies becoming true . Throughout the entire play Oedipus pushes Tiresias, Creon , Jocasta, the Oracle , the messenger , and…

their ken; they are gods and in wits a man may surpass his fellow men.” (Sophocles 29), explains the barrier between them and man. Basically, it explains how the gods have absolutely no flaws and should never be questioned or challenged. On page 44, Jocasta (mother of Oedipus) states, “So then Apollo brought it not to pass the child should be his father’s murderer.” (Sophocles 44) This explains how Apollo (god of the sun, music, and prophecy) created the prophecy which led to the death of King…

him during most of the play, Oedipus The King. Many would think that some of the most noble of mankind would be the least likely to fall to immorality, however, that is not the case for Oedipus. The suffering caused by Oedipus upon King Laius and Jocasta, the citizens of Thebes, and Oedipus’s family leads to the downfall of this tragic hero. With every tragic hero comes some kind of a tragic flaw; this particular flaw being Oedipus’s doomed…

conversed. It is determined that Jocasta, Oedipus’ wife and mother's’ free will is trying to weave Oedipus’ existence. She tried to give the baby to the shepherd to get rid of , so the prophecy won't come true. To elaborate , not only Oedipus’ free will is the control factor of his life but his mother’s actions also contributes to his path. This is important because if Oedipus were to die, his actions wouldn’t lead to the death of king Laius and the marriage to Jocasta. More importantly ,…

Oedipus the King and Death of a salesman are tragic play. In addition,the theme of self-denial can be seen in both play. The protagonists, Willy Loman and Oedipus, are blinded by pride which lead to the development of their self-denial behavior. Oedipus thinks he has the absolute power while Willy thinks he is always right. They are self-centered. However, their pride leads to their downfalls. In both plays, self-denial is illustrated in differently ways, Oedipus denies the prophecy, whereas,…

things intentionally, minus the killing in self-defense, but he still did them and they all seemed to catch up to him at once. What he thought was right at the time, eventually led to his downfall, and the downfall of others around him, such as Queen Jocasta. 8.Catharsis means the relief of emotion. This connects to the story because of the extreme emotions felt throughout the play, that are eventually relieved by the outcome, making it a successful…

In Greek mythology, humans are often portrayed as mere pieces of a board game played by the gods. Fate plays an essential role in Antigone and Oedipus Rex, where it unfolds and leads to the tragedy of these characters. Despite superficial differences between the plots, there is the irony of the futility of free choice present in both poems. These characters use personal approaches in efforts to alter their prophecies, yet that ‘freedom’ of action is ultimately driven by fate. In Oedipus Rex,…