Similarities Between Oedipus The King And Medea

In ancient Greek literature, there are two types of drama’s. There was the comedic drama, and the tragic drama. The difference between these two dramas would be decided by the fate of the hero at the sisation of the play. Tragedy being the most popular, was the biggest part of Greek society. This is proven by all of the plays, stories, and works the Greeks created concerning this topic. Tragic plays were so heavily conducted that all of them began to share common traits. These similarities are present in two of the most popular Greek tragedies, Oedipus the King and Medea. Both Oedipus the King and Medea have the protagonist’s exhibit excessive stubbornness and steadfastness in their stories which ultimately leads to their downfall.
In Oedipus the King, Oedipus’s stubbornness is evident from the very beginning of the play. Oedipus is immediately searching for answers by sending Creon to Delphi to seek divine guidance from Apollo. Once Creon comes back, Oedipus starts questioning him furiously and declares a search for Laius’ murderer. Oedipus’ unyielding mind soon gets the best of him and he starts to curse the murderer, which
This in turn ironically causes him to set up his demise. His ruin is brought on by his stubbornness to learn the truth. Oedipus’ bullheadedness is what makes him ignore Tiresias warnings. This is displayed when Oedipus declares, “Yea, I am wroth, and will not stint my words, but speak my whole mind. Thou me thinks thou art he, Who planned the crime, aye, and performed it too, All save the assassination; and if thou Hadst not been blind, I had been sworn to boot That thou alone didst do the bloody deed” (Sophocles 345-50). This exhibition of Oedipus’s stubbornness, forces Tiresias to speak the truth unwillingly. Hubristic Oedipus, fails to see Tiresias’s premonitions. He stubbornly threatens Tiresias and banishes him from his