Pride, the Tragic Flaw of Oedipus the King
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According to Aristotle, the protagonist in a tragedy must have a tragic flaw that ultimately becomes the cause of his ruin. Oedipus in Oedipus the King by Sophocles tragic flaw that caused his downfall was his pride. Three examples of when Oedipus’ pride got the better of him were: when he left his adopted parents in Cornith, the second is when he goes against Creon, and the third is when Oedipus is demanding that the messenger tell him all he knows about who his real parents are.
Oedipus shows himself as being very pridefull when he leaves his adopted parents in Corinth. Oedipus leaves after he is told about his destiny from an old prophet. The prophet tells Oedipus that he will one day kill his father and marry his mother. Fearing this, Oedipus decides to leave Cornith. In doing this he is going against the gods, he is saying that he is not going to let this happen to him and he is going to control his own destiny.
The second example of when Oedipus is shown having a great deal of pride is when he goes against Creon. Oedipus calls Creon a traitor. He says that Creon persuaded him to send for the prophet, Tiresias, to find out who murdered King Laius. He thinks that Creon and Tiresias plotted against him, saying that he was the one who murdered the king. Oedipus believes that Creon did this so he could become king.
The last example of when Oedipus’ pride gets the better of him was when he is demanding that the messenger tell him all he knows about who his real parents are. Again the messenger is trying to tell him that things would be better left untold, but Oedipus has to keep going on and on and find out. Finally the messenger tells him that Polybus is not his father, already Jocasta has figured out that she is his mother. Oedipus asks the messenger who his real parents are. Jocasta is begging Oedipus to pay no attention to the messenger and tells Oedipus, “Never find out who you are';(1073). Oedipus, of course, goes on ahead anyway and sends for the shepherd who know where Oedipus came from. Once again Oedipus pride got in the way.
In conclusion, I think that if Oedipus had not had this huge sense of pride things would have turn out a lot better for him.
In this essay, the author
- Explains aristotle's view that the protagonist in a tragedy must have the tragic flaw that ultimately causes his ruin. oedipus' pride got the better of him when he left his adopted parents in cornith.
- Analyzes how oedipus is prideful when he leaves his adopted parents in corinth after being told about his destiny from an old prophet.
- Analyzes oedipus' pride when he calls creon a traitor. he thinks that the prophet tiresias plotted against him to become king laius.
- Analyzes how oedipus pride got the better of him when he demanded that the messenger tell him about his real parents. polybus is not his father, jocasta has figured out that she is his mother.
- Concludes that if oedipus had not had this huge sense of pride things would have turned out a lot better for him.
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