Oedipus The King Sophocles :: Oedipus Rex, Sophocles

THE GREEK champaign2) Is Oedipus a Tragic Hero?Answer this question demonstrating specific understandings of the concepts of calamity and the Tragic Hero.In the Greek swordplay, big businessman Oedipus written by Sophocles, true characteristics, which determine the traits of a tragic hero, reveal themselves as the play unfolds. These traits modify readers to enjoy a more enhanced reading of the play and similarly serve to evoke a particular response from the reader. Readers experience that King Oedipus is a tragic hero because he is he is an important and influential man. He isnt just looked up to because hes the queen regnant he is genuinely admired and respected from the community of Thebes who come to want comfort and advice from Oedipus, the wisest in the ways of the gods. This is demonstrated in the opening of the play when King Oedipus appears and is concerned about what his people are worried about. Readers acknowledge King Oedipus wisdom and love I would willingl y do anything to ease you. Through this quote readers respond favorably towards this character as readers are certified that King Oedipus actually genuinely cares about his people and Thebes as he steps down from the throne and makes the effort to correspond with the people and get to the bottom of the dilemma. King Oedipus can also be categorise as a tragic hero because he is not utter(a) but most certainly has tragic flaws, one of them being excessive hubris and self- righteousness and he refuses to believe anyone who doesnt agree with himself. This is evident in the beginning of the play when Teiresias and Oedipus are debating about who killed Laios. Hence readers are aware through the fol pitiableing quote, Do you think you can say much(prenominal) things with impunity? that King Oedipus has a strong passion for the truth and high moral standards. As the play progresses further, King Oedipus hubris becomes more prominent as he is determined to find out about his birth no e ffect what the cost is. Oedipus search for the truth leads him to the discovery that he isnt a child of luck but, a man of misfortune which of course horrifies him as he learns that at birth he was nailed to the top of a sens top and was considered to be of low standing social class. King Oedipus superbia seems to be more injured as he went to such big depths to discover the truth only to discover that he was born of low class.