Who Was Oedipus A Hero

The first reason Oedipus is given the tragic hero title is due to him being determined to improve the lives of his citizens as well as his own in the process. Oedipus wants to bring this city out of ruin and have it prosper like it should. Not only does Oedipus want to help others, but he is willing to bring closure to some infamous cases that have plagued his world such as the killing of Laius, and his adopted father. In the play, Oedipus personally takes it upon himself to send out a messenger to the oracle of Delphi in order to find more information about Laius’ killer. He also goes out of his way to find out about what happened to his adopted father. Even if Oedipus is in denial about what happened that fateful night, he is still willing to face the consequences if he came up as Laius’ killer.

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.

Oedipus, the model Greek hero in Oedipus the King, was the protagonist that saved Thebes from the curse of the sphinx. Accomplishing this task gave him favor in the people's eyes and absolute power as the king of Thebes. This power did not last long and in time, this led to his downfall because of his hubris. He was prideful, steadfast in his strength over Thebes and the foreboding prophecy the Oracle had warned him about. After becoming the king of Thebes, he values power over family and

     Throught Oedipus Rex, Oedipus displays his heroism many times. From the Prologue of the play to the moment in which he leaves Thebes, Oedipus' heroics are extremely apparent; however, at the same time, the decisions which make Oedipus a hero ultimately become the decisions which bring him to shame and 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

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

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

     The heart of the story unravels when Oedipus apparently begins to suffer a reversal of fortunes. At the beginning of the play, Oedipus is referred to by the priest as the “king of the land, [the city of Thebes’] greatest power” (16). Through all of Thebes he is thought of as a hero, a man who saved the city from the Sphinx and in his bravery has promised to find the killer of King Laius in order to save the city from doom and death. However, at the climax of the story Oedipus learns that he has been “cursed in [his] birth, cursed in marriage / and cursed in

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

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

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.

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

In the play Oedipus the King, Oedipus struggles to accept the truth and lets his temper over power him. He can be displayed as a tragic hero. His refusal to accept the truth led to Oedipus’ down fall. A tragic hero, as defined by Aristotle, “is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction.” Sophocles’ Oedipus exemplifies Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero.

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.