Tragic Hero: Oedipus by Sophocles

After reading Sophocles' play "Oedipus", he noticed that Aristotle's tragic hero's definition had a fatal flaw and was a highlander that fell from his high altitude. (Kennedy and Gioia 856) Since he seems to be an example of the definition of Aristotle's tragic hero, I think it is necessary to write an article about the edepus. Oedipus is a perfect example of a tragic hero because he is a noble aristocrat and has fatal flaws of arrogance and pride. What came out immediately was Oedipus' s noble and decent thing.

How did fate and Edpsus combine their essence into a tragic hero? Sophocles' "Oedipus King" is a very good drama about a person destined to murder his father and marry his mother. Aristotle defined "I defined a tragic hero as a person with excellent identity and virtue, and I realized his own fatal flaw". The nature of Oedipus itself made him a tragic hero because his ignorance (lack of knowledge) brought about his own destruction.

Although the story of Edpsus existed before the beginning of the play, Sophocles was the man who used Edepus as a tragic hero to make him persistent and played him in the princess of Edpsus of Edpsus . Sophocles was overwhelmed by Oedipus, fate and unintentional false decisions and focused on the great man who caused sympathy from the audience when he saw. Greek tragedies usually absorb famous Greek myths and legends. For example, the story of Edips is familiar and it is adapted by other playwrights. Oedipus Rex focused on a specific moment in Oedipus' s life. Because he unknowingly murdered his father and married his mother. As Sophocles assumes that the audience already knows the background story, it is not actually drawn in the play.

Sophocles play Oedipus Rex is a Greek tragedy, a play that used characters already known to audiences. As all the Greek tragedies were, it has a tragic hero. Tragic heroes are usually pride and are characterized by fatal flaws that lead to their falling. The audience of Sophocles is familiar with the background of the tragic hero Oedipus. He unconsciously killed his father, King Leus, and married his mother, Jocasta. Edips did not recognize this, and this produced several wonderful examples of dramatic satire in the play.