Oedipus+Rex+Essay

In the play Oedipus Rex, Oedipus is considered a "tragic figure."Through out the play he goes through uncommon suffering.Even through the resulfs are unfair,he is brave and takes resposabitily for his actions. During the play, a druck man tells Oedipus he is to murderer his father an marry his mother.This makes Oedipus go on a pilgrimage. During the pilgrimage he ends up killing a king and his servents with him.Later in the play it turns out to be his father he killed. After his pilgrimage he sloves the Sphinx's riddle, which made the Sphinx stop holding the city of Thebes in captive.In result, the people of Thebes make Oedipus there new king.He was married to the Queen, Jocasta.Later in the play it turns out Jocasta is his mother. These are just some exsamples of how Oedipus is a "tragic figure." He was a great king towards the begining thing is exlied from hes city.He finds out he marries his mom and cant bear to see the truth so he stabbs hes outs out.Oedipus is a noble man, but is bron with a horrible fate. And no one can trick fate.