Essay Archive - The Tragic Fate of Oedipus
The Tragic Fate of Oedipus
In the play Oedipus Rex , Oedipus the main character meets with a
tragic fate. In the beginning he is a mighty king, ruler of the city of
Thebes. Then the people of Thebes come to him with a problem. The city is
tragically on the surge of death. Oedipus, being the mighty king he is, is
determined to solve the problem. Oedipus saved the city once before and
became a hero. Now faced with this problem he would like to be a hero
again, but things don't always take a turn out good.
When the priest and the people of Thebes come to Oedipus, the
priest tells Oedipu....
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