Oedipus 3
From marrying his mother to killing his father, no one could be more of a tragic hero, than Oedipus. Oedipus experiences the three characteristics of being a tragic hero, which are: he/she must be of high position and have noble qualities, he/she must be capable of suffering, and he/she must have a flaw that will lead to their downfall. Being born cursed will lead Oedipus to become a tragic hero. He was naturally born in Thebes, and his parents had heard from a prophet what was destined to happen between this family. So to shun the prophet's prediction, the parents of Oedipus sent a servant to abandon him on a mountain. Oedipus was a prince from birth; first, he was the prince of Thebes from his biological parents Laios and Iocasta, and then the prince of Corinth when Polybus and Meropê adopted him. As he was raised into a man in Corinth, he discovered his faith, which made him flee to Corinth to avoid the prediction of marrying his mother and killing his father. Avoiding his fate, this led him to the city
Oedipus accuses Creon of trying to take the throne. He believed that Teiresias and Creon were creating a conspiracy against him, and accused Creon of murdering Laios. His stubbornness led to his downfall. Oedipus lost of both his fathers, and his mother/wife, blinded himself and lost his nobility, due to trying to avoid his fate. Fate is fate, and what the Oracle of Delphi pronounced was bound to happen no matter what Oedipus did. Kingly position, everywhere admired! Oedipus was a very good noble king. He lost everything and died knowing all what he tried to avoid. Due to his stubbornness, this led him to his downfall. Oedipus fits into all the categories of being a tragic hero. He was arrogant and did look down upon people, but that did not stop him from trying as hard as he can to make the city of Thebes happy, and rid them of the plague that brushed over them. Oedipus accepted his wrong doings and banished himself from Thebes just like he said would. Everything Oedipus had gone through makes him
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