Fate In Oedipus The King English Literature Essay
4.5. 4382. Unlike Jocasta in 'Oedipus the King', Panelopia's wisdom is depicted throughout the story. She is an example of women who are willing to die or suffer for the sake of their love. Unlike Jocasta, Panelopia has many opportunities to run away with the good, powerful and loving men who come asking for her. Oedipus, hubris, or excessive pride and arrogance, is his tragic flaw that ultimately leads to his tragic fate. Throughout the play, Oedipus demonstrates his pride by refusing to listen to the advice of others, including Tiresias, the blind prophet, who warns him of the truth about his identity. Oedipus, the belief in his own superiority is blinding. Resume. The city of Thebes is in the grip of a terrible plague. The city's king, Oedipus, sends Creon to consult the Delphic oracle, which announces that if the city rids itself of a murderer, the plague will disappear. The murderer in question is the unknown assassin of the city's previous king, Laius. Oedipus takes on a kind of detective role.