Who Was Oedipus A Hero

Odysseus is a king of Ithaca who ruled the Kephallenians. Odysseus’ name usually means “to cause pain” or “to bear a grudge against.” Odysseus was the son of Laertes and Anticlea. Odysseus is also married to Penelope and has a son named Telemachus.

Although it may seem debatable, Odysseus is a hero mainly due to his commitment to his country and the bravery he tends to show. The commitment alon is shown when when Odysseus goes out to fight for the war however, his bravery is shown throughout many parts. Odysseus first shows his bravery (and curiosity) when he decides to explore the land of the Cyclops: “I’ll go across with my own ship and probe the natives living over there”(Book 9). This makes Odysseus a hero simply because the bravery, he is risking his life to travel through undiscovered land without much safety. The second act of that make Odysseus heroic is his ability to be an effective leader. This is shown when Odysseus is worried about being fair with his soldiers therefore,

Oedipus is a man of unflagging determination and perseverance, but one who must learn through the working out of a terrible prophecy that there are forces beyond any man’s conceptualization or control. Oedipus’ actions were determined before his birth, yet Oedipus’ actions are entirely determined by the Gods who control him completely. In the beginning of this tragedy, Oedipus took many actions leading to his own downfall. He tried to escape Corinth when he learned of the prophecies that were supposed to take place in his life. Instead, he

According to the great French playwright, Jean Racine, “Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.” (“Quotes about Tragedy”). Racine’s observation would likely be embraced by the playwrights of ancient Greece, where plays were written in the style of three major categories: comedy, tragedy, or satyr play. According to Jacobus, Greek tragedies were the first plays to be performed in competition (Jacobus, 30). Plays are classified as tragedies when they present a powerful protagonist undergoing extreme suffering, the theme of fate, and the end-goal of a catharsis. Tragic heroes are defined by their easily identified character development pattern, as well as their tragic flaw. Oedipus Rex is the perfect example of a tragedy, and the protagonist, Oedipus, is the quintessential tragic hero.

One moment, Oedipus is brimming with hope; the next, he’s sure that he is the killer of his father, King Laius. Every time Oedipus thinks that it can’t possibly be him, evidence proves otherwise. His wife, Jocasta, attempts to prove his innocence but “lets out part of the dire secret by her allusion to the ‘triple crossroads’” (Haigh). By attempting to assist Oedipus, she

In the beginning Oedipus is a young man who finds out that he hasn't met his real parents. Oedipus was angry and ended up killing a group of men where three roads meet. Oedipus is obviously very brave to kill them for it takes a lot of bravery to confront one person let alone a group and even to kill them. After facing the Sphinx, Oedipus is seen as even more brave and is made King of Thebes.

     From before Oedipus was born, he was doomed to kill his father and marry his mother, a very cursed fate. Throughout his life, the readers learn that Oedipus tries his hardest to avoid this dreadful proclamation; however, the gods were against him before he was even in his mother's womb, so Oedipus and the readers quickly learn that there would be no way for him to avoid

Oedipus is indeed a great king，although he is turned out to be guilty in the end of the story ----he was the murderer of Laius, his father. He is responsible and righteous. He cares about people and shows his kindness to chidren and the elderly. When the disaster struke, he threw himself into the breach again, like what he did last time. He left his homeland and family so as to escape from the miserable fate that the god had lay on him. However, to lead people get rid of misfortune，Oedipus still chose to believe the god and turn to the god for help, which forebode that Oedipus would never avoid the arranged fate by the

In the greek drama, Oedipus the king by Sophocles, King Oedipus shows all the characteristics of a tragic hero. By definition A tragic hero is, “A privileged, exalted character of high repute, who by virtue of a tragic flaw and fate suffers a fall from glory into suffering”. That definition perfectly describes Oedipus and his life. Throughout this whole story we see the real Oedipus emerge. Oedipus starts out in the beginning by being the best king around but by the end of the story we see the ups and downs of his life and how it changed forever. In the story we here Oedipus say these words, “ah! My poor children, known, ah known too well, the quest that brings

King Oedipus is so much more than a catastrophic hero. He is very similar to Athens, the city that had intentions on becoming dictator of Greece. In his name, tyrannos, in the nature and basis of his power, in his character, and in the mode of his theatrical action, he is similar to Athens. The resemblance of Athens, whether deliberately perceived or not, must have won Oedipus the sympathy of the Athenian audience and solidly drew in the feelings of the crowd in the hero’s action and grief. Yet, it accomplishes something more. It adds an extra length of significance not only to his livelihood but also to his fall, which suggests, in symbolic, foretelling the fall of Athens itself. Like King Oedipus, Athens validates unceasing and ever more

To start the hero Oedipus does both good and bad actions that will affect him and others at some point during the play(or story). Even though Oedipus does not want to admit what he has done and tries to find an escape route to get out of trouble even if the proof is in front of him.

In almost every Greek tale, there is at least one tragic character. Each character is most likely to fall due to some kind of fate, weakness they may possess, or any other complications they might have along each journey. Oedipus is a tragic character and is probably considered the most tragic of all. The reason we see his story as being so tragic is that he remains blind to the truth that is given to him. The prophecy of Oedipus states that we will kill his father and marry his mother in an “unnatural marriage” (Letters 1). When he is told of this, Oedipus flees. He believes he is running from his parents, but in fact he runs straight to them. Soon Oedipus opens his eyes, realizes his wrongness, and wants nothing more than to die. What are the key components that led up to Oedipus feeling so ashamed that he banishes himself? Throughout Oedipus the King, Sophocles uses three important points --- fate, guilt, and the irony of blindness --- to emphasize the main events leading up to Oedipus’ tragic descent into exile.

           Oedipus has spent all his life running from his fate. He has, we learn, been told that he is fated to kill his father and marry his mother. And he refused to accept that fate. He has spent much of his life moving around, so as to avoid his fate. It was a

In the play, Oedipus is a king of a nation called Thebes. He lives a humble life at the beginning and has a family and a wife named Jocasta. However, the city of Thebes is cursed with a plague leaving the city in distress. Oedipus then sends his brother- in- law, Creon, to seek a way to end the plague. When Creon return, he tells Oedipus the only way to save the city is by finding the person who killed the previous king. Oedipus then send for a blind prophet who informs Oedipus that he is the one who killed the king. However, Oedipus can not believe this and retaliates by saying that it is all

Oedipus is victim from his own innocence because of his mistake about leaving his adoptive family, thinking he can no longer make the prophecy come true, he think he can do what he want to do like marrying and ruling a kingdom. He don’t realize what he did.