He sees himself as the hero, the man that is going to save the kingdom. But, as seen, not only is confident that they will find this killer, resulting in a sort of arrogance, but he also might be the one to be the murderer. He may be heroic in coming up with ideas to capture the killer, but he isn't going to be very successful in finding them unless he figures out that it's him.
Oedipus in the beginning seems to be the supreme ruler for his town of Thebes, and is very confident in his power and rulings. However, he does not take being questioned, or told something he doesn't want to hear, very well. His flaw, in my opinion, is that he is lazy, and pretends to care but doesn't seem to really try all that hard until the people come to him, begging for help.
But hasn't he already sent Creon to see the oracle so they know what needs to be done? Is Oedipus too confident? If he is too confident, he might not be giving proper respect to.....?
Oedipus sees himself as a righteous savior at the beginning of the play because he saved Thebes from the sphinx. He is a fair and caring ruler but he is also a blind and ignorant ruler as well. Oedipus was heroic because he was humble and proud but not to a point that he blinded himself with it which is starting to become one of his flaws now that he is the king of Thebes.
Oedipus wants to be perceived as a great ruler, who truly cares for his people. He is confident in himself and his kindheartedness, so much so that he is 'blind' to seeing that he is the murderer and the one who is causing Thebes to be in distress. His flaw is his belief in the good of himself.
King Oedipus sees himself as an honorable man, a hero. He sees himself as the defender of Thebes, the one who defeated the Sphinx by solving the riddle. He sees himself as a war hero gathering the townsfolk to avenge their formerly slain king by finding the perpetrator. King Oedipus is a sort of a model leader that everyone should follow at the beginning. He went from rags to riches, unknown to known. Being self made makes him honorable and wise, but not perfect. Because we start to see that Oedipus is kind of blind. He can't see the truth, even though it's right in front of him. And he is quick to doubt anyone, even a proven fortune teller. His ignorance to his own past is his flaw, like how he got to his position of power, and the truth about his family.
Oedipus seems to care about the city and cares for the people at the beginning by expressing how he wants them to tell him what they want him to do for them and how to bring the city out of turmoil. What makes Oedipus heroic is that he confronts the city about the issues and expresses how he wants to stop the destruction and rebuild the empire and that can be looked at as heroic because he's facing the problems instead of hiding the issues and not extending an helping hand to the people. We see a flaw emerging when Oedipus is confronted by a townsperson who questions his authority and makes the other townspeople question exactly what his motives are and the actions he plans on taking to bring the man that murdered the previous king to justice, Oedipus starts to get angry when questioned and lashes out by throwing out names at Charoagos.
Oedipus sees himself as a heroic figure in the beginning of the play as he is sympathetic to his people and not too power hungry to seek the council of Theriesus, the oracle of Apollo for guidance for what he should do to help save his people. His fatal flaw though arrives when the oracle tells him who is truly the monster from the murder, it is revealed in his hubris, his pride is too much and he refuses to believe what he is told of his misdeeds and the future. He refuses to believe that the oracle is even capable of telling the truth and disregards the warnings.
In the eginning of the play, Oedipus sees himself as a sort of savior of Thebes. He feels very responsible for the well being of his people and, because of the plague, will do whatever it takes to end their suffering by killing the old kings murderer. He's a pretty prideful ruler but he actually cares about to the well being of the people and his ambition and the fact he's will to do whatever to take care of his people is what makes him heroic.
He sees himself as the hero, the man that is going to save the kingdom. But, as seen, not only is confident that they will find this killer, resulting in a sort of arrogance, but he also might be the one to be the murderer. He may be heroic in coming up with ideas to capture the killer, but he isn't going to be very successful in finding them unless he figures out that it's him.
ReplyDeleteWhen does he become unsettled? Think about how he then wants to find the truth.
DeleteOedipus in the beginning seems to be the supreme ruler for his town of Thebes, and is very confident in his power and rulings. However, he does not take being questioned, or told something he doesn't want to hear, very well. His flaw, in my opinion, is that he is lazy, and pretends to care but doesn't seem to really try all that hard until the people come to him, begging for help.
ReplyDeleteBut hasn't he already sent Creon to see the oracle so they know what needs to be done? Is Oedipus too confident? If he is too confident, he might not be giving proper respect to.....?
DeleteOedipus sees himself as a righteous savior at the beginning of the play because he saved Thebes from the sphinx. He is a fair and caring ruler but he is also a blind and ignorant ruler as well. Oedipus was heroic because he was humble and proud but not to a point that he blinded himself with it which is starting to become one of his flaws now that he is the king of Thebes.
ReplyDeleteWhat is he blind to or what can't he see? Is this something universal that the audience could relate to?
DeleteOedipus wants to be perceived as a great ruler, who truly cares for his people. He is confident in himself and his kindheartedness, so much so that he is 'blind' to seeing that he is the murderer and the one who is causing Thebes to be in distress. His flaw is his belief in the good of himself.
ReplyDeleteKing Oedipus sees himself as an honorable man, a hero. He sees himself as the defender of Thebes, the one who defeated the Sphinx by solving the riddle. He sees himself as a war hero gathering the townsfolk to avenge their formerly slain king by finding the perpetrator. King Oedipus is a sort of a model leader that everyone should follow at the beginning. He went from rags to riches, unknown to known. Being self made makes him honorable and wise, but not perfect. Because we start to see that Oedipus is kind of blind. He can't see the truth, even though it's right in front of him. And he is quick to doubt anyone, even a proven fortune teller. His ignorance to his own past is his flaw, like how he got to his position of power, and the truth about his family.
ReplyDeleteIs his ignorance his fault? How sympathetic does this make him?
DeleteOedipus seems to care about the city and cares for the people at the beginning by expressing how he wants them to tell him what they want him to do for them and how to bring the city out of turmoil. What makes Oedipus heroic is that he confronts the city about the issues and expresses how he wants to stop the destruction and rebuild the empire and that can be looked at as heroic because he's facing the problems instead of hiding the issues and not extending an helping hand to the people. We see a flaw emerging when Oedipus is confronted by a townsperson who questions his authority and makes the other townspeople question exactly what his motives are and the actions he plans on taking to bring the man that murdered the previous king to justice, Oedipus starts to get angry when questioned and lashes out by throwing out names at Charoagos.
ReplyDelete*Thesisus telling Oedipus the prophecy
DeleteOedipus sees himself as a heroic figure in the beginning of the play as he is sympathetic to his people and not too power hungry to seek the council of Theriesus, the oracle of Apollo for guidance for what he should do to help save his people. His fatal flaw though arrives when the oracle tells him who is truly the monster from the murder, it is revealed in his hubris, his pride is too much and he refuses to believe what he is told of his misdeeds and the future. He refuses to believe that the oracle is even capable of telling the truth and disregards the warnings.
ReplyDeleteIn the eginning of the play, Oedipus sees himself as a sort of savior of Thebes. He feels very responsible for the well being of his people and, because of the plague, will do whatever it takes to end their suffering by killing the old kings murderer. He's a pretty prideful ruler but he actually cares about to the well being of the people and his ambition and the fact he's will to do whatever to take care of his people is what makes him heroic.
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