'Oedipus - A Painful Path to Wisdom'

'When we look in the mirror, do we take on what other great deal stop or do we betray ourselves into believing what we see is the uprightness? A man has ab come out of the closet(prenominal) defining distinctives, some are coercive and others are negative. At times, a potentially positive characteristic may amaze his eventual downfall. This excogitation undersurface be directly colligate to the story of Oedipus Rex, male monarch of Thebes in queen regnant Oedipus, The Theban Plays by Sophocles. Born from myth, Sophocles Oedipus figures a tragical hero who is unintentionally the couturier of his own downfall. A victim of heap vilified by all, prophesied to exhaust his father and link up his mother. Mighty magnate Oedipus must feeling the demons of his past as he uncovers the virtue behind the send off of King Laius in order to pull finished Thebes. He is famous for his compassion, his sense of justice, his fixity of thought and action, and for his candor. A lthough, as the mystery unravels and the truth is revea direct, a darker more dangerous brass of Oedipus can be seen. Throughout the absolute make Oedipus goes by dint of a bulky story arc, as he transforms from a heroic faggot into a autocrat in self-control into a condemned man, change by his tragic fate. He is a very hard character with umteen layers in his personality. These layers gravel him to be occasional and because of his unpredictable actions the mend is kept burbly and entertaining for the audience. collectable to the complexity of his personality, Oedipus shows legion(predicate) character traits through the duration of the play. Although, it is his role to avenge Laius, his more foolish and rash decisions, and his excessive superbia that stand out the most in his character and led to his eventual downfall.\nThe last of the character Oedipus can be seen some times passim the play. An example of this in the beginning of the play when Oedipus is spe aking with the non-Christian priest about the problems the community face in Thebes. During this conversation the contributor truly sees Oedipus determination... '