Examples Of Hubris In Oedipus

There are many times where Oedipus shows examples of hubris in the story of Oedipus the King. Hubris is defined to be as an excessive pride about their selves and something that caught my attention is how Oedipus does not start this story as a prideful man but someone who wanted to help others. A great example of Oedipus’s act of hubris is when he tries to deny his fate and this is when the oracle of Delphi tells Oedipus that he will marry his mother and kill his father. He tried to avoid this by leaving to Corinth and traveling to Thebes. When he was heading that way he kills an old man and later marries the queen of Thebes. The citizens of Thebes beg him to do something about a plague and it results that he had already taken a step ahead