Oedipus The King

Literature contains various literacy devices and the play ‘Oedipus the King’ presents a tragic law which makes the king to be associated with unlikable character. The tragic flaw or the defective traits of Oedipus brings his downfall.  From the story, Oedipus is a character who is stubbornly blind because he does not adhere to discretion but rather he focus on personal will. He has unlikable character trains in that he is impervious to the truth and adheres to his will. He creates a contradictory nature where he does not want to know the reality. In other words, he is aggressive when it comes to find the reality. Even though he is a hero, he is associated with tragic flaws which are rooted from   lack of judgment and pride.  He is a hero who is lacks self-control but rather he is driven by anger (Lawall, Sarah & Maynard, 485). His violent temper made him kill his father and this contributed to his downfall. Other point is that he rejects the truth given by gods and Tiresias and finally decides to threaten other characters. Other important point is that he is not perfect since he uses his power to cause destruction. It is also worthy to say that his fate is as a result of tragic flaws. Note that he faces misfortunes and his deeds harm his beloved. The important qualities which make the citizens honor and admire him are the very traits which cause destruction.  For example, he is a noble ruler with admirable passion toward the people of Thebes. However, he has a tremendous temper which makes him ignore the truth and other material fact. Oedipus expresses a tyrannical temper toward Creon and Tiresias and the violent temper clearly shows the tragic flaw with the hero (Lawall, Sarah & Maynard, 485).  

 

 

 

 

Reference

Lawall, Sarah N, and Maynard Mack. The Norton Anthology of World Literature. New York: Norton, 2001.

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