Saturday, August 6, 2011
Oedipus
In the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, Oedipus is a classic tragic hero. According to Aristotle's definition, Oedipus is a tragic hero because he is a king whose life falls apart when he finds out his life story. There are a number of characteristics described by Aristotle that identify a tragic hero. For example, a tragic hero must cause his own downfall; his fate is not deserved, and his punishment exceeds the crime; he also must be of noble stature and have greatness. Oedipus is in love with his idealized self, but neither the grandiose nor the depressive Narcissus can really love himself . All of the above characteristics make Oedipus a tragic hero according to Aristotle's ideas about tragedy, and a narcissist.
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Its true, Oedipus's downfall was because he loved himself. Of course not in a narcissus way, but the self esteem way. good blog, like how you explained the tragic ways of Oedipus and how he got what was coming to him. It was a tragic that he could figure out the puzzle, but not figure out that he should probably stop with his investigation.
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