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Oedipus Rex
Aristotle once said that a tragic hero is neither completely innocent nor completely evil. ... Oedipus’s life was based on what the oracle had told him, or was it? Every single thing that has happened to him was not because of Oedipus‘s fate, but because of poor judgment and his own flaw. ... According to Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero, Oedipus is a tragic hero and therefore, Oedipus Rex is a tragedy.
Oedipus fits the description of a tragic hero because he is well known, prosperous, and has a major flaw, which leads to his misfortune from bad judgment or addiction. ... Oedipus’s entire life was already made up for him, it was just waiting for that perfect time to begin. Oedipus was king of Thebes, which gives him wealth and popularity. ... Those factors make Oedipus a tragic hero, it was not his fault that everything had happened but it was fates fault. ... They do not completely blame it on Oedipus because they understand that he is helpless and clueless to what will damage him.
Oedipus’s harmartia is that he has too much guilt for himself. ... For Oedipus, he did have a major flaw, which caused him to have bad judgments.
Approximate Word count = 977
Approximate Pages = 3.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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