Who Is Oedipus The King
Oedipus The King
Oedipus, is the protagonist of the tragedy drama, he followed by a horrible fate and conflict. Even he tried to escape from this fate, he ended to going to his fate by himself .
Oedipus is a man of swift action and great insight. these qualities make him an excellent and perfect ruler who how to help his citizens. For example, When the citizens of Thebes beg him to do something about the plague, Oedipus is already start to do and thinking about it ,he has sent Creon to the oracle at Delphi for advice.
Although oedipus has a great traits which make him a perfect ruler, he has also a dangerous side. as When he tells the story of killing the band of travelers who attempted to shove him off the three-way crossroads, Oedipus shows …show more content…
Oedipus possesses the impulse and intelligence to unravel and solve every mystery. because of that he going to the Delphi to know the truth about his parentage. when he know the oracle about his fate, he tried to run from it, rather than face his fate. It is also his impetuous and short-tempered nature that lands him in a fight with Laius at the crossroads. The consequence is that he kills Laius. Fate has played its trick assisted by the very nature of Oedipus.
Oedipus is hugely confident, and with good reason. He has saved Thebes from the curse of the Sphinx and that brings him to Thebes where he ends up marrying the widow queen Jocasta. By marrying his own mother, and with helping from the nature of Oedipus the oracle become truth . because of the impetuous nature of Oedipus , he makes some grave judgmental errors. When he began to face the truth, he immediately blames Creon for conspiring against him and does not even hesitate in calling the prophet Tiresias , a traitor. As a result, he fails to take the advice of Tiresias when he warns him from the danger of the investigation in this matter. Oedipus is obsessed with solving this riddle, it his nature and he cannot go against it. So he drove himself to his Inevitable
Oedipus, is the protagonist of the tragedy drama, he followed by a horrible fate and conflict. Even he tried to escape from this fate, he ended to going to his fate by himself .
Oedipus is a man of swift action and great insight. these qualities make him an excellent and perfect ruler who how to help his citizens. For example, When the citizens of Thebes beg him to do something about the plague, Oedipus is already start to do and thinking about it ,he has sent Creon to the oracle at Delphi for advice.
Although oedipus has a great traits which make him a perfect ruler, he has also a dangerous side. as When he tells the story of killing the band of travelers who attempted to shove him off the three-way crossroads, Oedipus shows …show more content…
Oedipus possesses the impulse and intelligence to unravel and solve every mystery. because of that he going to the Delphi to know the truth about his parentage. when he know the oracle about his fate, he tried to run from it, rather than face his fate. It is also his impetuous and short-tempered nature that lands him in a fight with Laius at the crossroads. The consequence is that he kills Laius. Fate has played its trick assisted by the very nature of Oedipus.
Oedipus is hugely confident, and with good reason. He has saved Thebes from the curse of the Sphinx and that brings him to Thebes where he ends up marrying the widow queen Jocasta. By marrying his own mother, and with helping from the nature of Oedipus the oracle become truth . because of the impetuous nature of Oedipus , he makes some grave judgmental errors. When he began to face the truth, he immediately blames Creon for conspiring against him and does not even hesitate in calling the prophet Tiresias , a traitor. As a result, he fails to take the advice of Tiresias when he warns him from the danger of the investigation in this matter. Oedipus is obsessed with solving this riddle, it his nature and he cannot go against it. So he drove himself to his Inevitable