Oedipus the King: A Tragic Hero

With most dramas, tragedy usually affects the hero in the play, causing him or her a devastating loss. Tragic circumstances can be avoided, but there are situations where human destiny and the future are not dominated by the hero. Written by Sophocles and king of Oedipus for the first time around 249 BC, Oedipus could not remove his fate, even if he tried to overcome the prophecies and try to evade what you want

Sophocles' "Oedipus King" is Oedipus, about a man destined to fate. Like most tragedies, "Oedipus King" includes a tragic hero, a hero who can not get rid of his / her own bad luck. This tragic hero usually has errors or tragic flaws leading to his / her downfall. The tragic flaw that Sophocles gave to Oedipus is arrogance (exaggeration or overconfidence), Oedipus is the reason he went to destiny to escape. Pride like Oedipus ... In the play, Oedipu, there are many mention of blindness and vision. Some people have limited physique like Prophet Teiresias, but others can "see" the truth. Other characters like Oedipus have a complete vision, but the fact is "blind". In drama, vision is used to express knowledge. An example is how "the prophet or the prophet" see "the truth behind the actual situation. Overall play, Edips is "blind".

The tragic fate of King Oedipus is in the king of Oedipus, the hero of Oedipus met a tragic fate. Initially he was a powerful king and a ruler of the city of Thebes. Then Thebes came to him with a question. The city is tragic due to the surge of death. As a powerful king he has resolved to solve the problem. Edepus once rescued the city and became a hero. Now, in the face of this problem, he wants to become a hero again, but the situation does not necessarily improve.