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, Oedipu

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. First of all, if Oedipus had never left Cornith he would have never murdered his father, King Laius. By not murdering the king, he would have never had the opportunity to marry his mother, Jocasta. And not marrying Jocasta meant, she would have never committed suicide. So you see things would have been a lot better different if he did not try to control his future and go against the gods and his prophecy. I would recommend Oedipus the King by Sophocles to others because I think it is a very interesting story, even though it's a little hard to read it's worth it.

The second example of when Oedipus is shown having a great deal of pride is when he goes against Cre

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