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Oedipus The King: A Tragic Hero
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The downfall of a hero follows from his very nature. In Sophocles
play, Oedipus the King, (reprinted in X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia,
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, 6th ed. New York,
NY 1995), the playwright focuses on a man named Oedipus, the king of Thebes,
who is tr ....
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....her Oedipus' sufferings are due to a flaw of character
or to an error of judgement, we discover that his downfall results from
acts for which he himself is responsible.
Oedipus is responsible for his own downfall. Through anger he lost
control of his actions. On his way to Thebes, Oedipus came upon a chariot
drawn by horses. As the charioteer pushed him off the road, Oedipus struck
him with rage.
The old man saw me/ and brought his double goad down upon my head/
Swinging my.... |
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