Oedipus Hamlet As A Tragic Hero
In our novel Hamlet, our protagonist is faced with the task of avenging his father's death. Who was wrongfully murdered and Hamlet knew so but despite that he still had trouble killing the man who killed his father. This is what makes Hamlet a tragic hero, he uses indecision and procrastination to drive him to his downfall. Oedipus on the other hand is completely different. Oedipus was in denial he tried to stop his own fate, but ended up running “smack dab” into it. He was also filled with rage causing him to do things he shouldn't have done. This is what makes these two tragic heroes. They have terrible flaws that lead them to their downfalls. A tragic hero is a protagonist who tries to save the day and is successful but in the process they
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Of course at the moment he didn't know that was his biological father, but that's what happens when you act on instinct and not thought. The text states, “ You would provoke a stone! Tell us, you villain, tell us and do not stand there quietly unmoved and balking at this issue (Oedipus line 357). You blame my temper, but you do not see your own, that lives within you. (Terresias line 539). This quote shows how another character views Oedipus and his attitude. It allows us to look in and realize Oedipus is blind to the fact he is filled with anger, and rage. Which is also an example of allusion, and foreshadowing. The arthur alludes to him being blind to his rage mentally, to his physical blindness which comes later on in the play. By alluding this he hints at a later on event it our play. Our arthur uses the literary element of situational irony, by allowing Oedipus to think running away from home is him escaping his fate, but in reality he ends up bringing himself closer to his fate. Which brings us to Oedipus’s next tragic flaw, denial. The text states, “O no! Once on a time Loxias said that i should lie with my own mother and take on my hands the blood of my own father. And so far these long years I’ve lived away from Corinth; it has been to my great happiness”… ( line 1175). This quote shows us how Oedipus denied his own fate, despite the fact that he knows it is inevitable at heart. This is a key example of his denial. So in conclusion Oedipus causes his own downfall by using rage, and denial in our
Of course at the moment he didn't know that was his biological father, but that's what happens when you act on instinct and not thought. The text states, “ You would provoke a stone! Tell us, you villain, tell us and do not stand there quietly unmoved and balking at this issue (Oedipus line 357). You blame my temper, but you do not see your own, that lives within you. (Terresias line 539). This quote shows how another character views Oedipus and his attitude. It allows us to look in and realize Oedipus is blind to the fact he is filled with anger, and rage. Which is also an example of allusion, and foreshadowing. The arthur alludes to him being blind to his rage mentally, to his physical blindness which comes later on in the play. By alluding this he hints at a later on event it our play. Our arthur uses the literary element of situational irony, by allowing Oedipus to think running away from home is him escaping his fate, but in reality he ends up bringing himself closer to his fate. Which brings us to Oedipus’s next tragic flaw, denial. The text states, “O no! Once on a time Loxias said that i should lie with my own mother and take on my hands the blood of my own father. And so far these long years I’ve lived away from Corinth; it has been to my great happiness”… ( line 1175). This quote shows us how Oedipus denied his own fate, despite the fact that he knows it is inevitable at heart. This is a key example of his denial. So in conclusion Oedipus causes his own downfall by using rage, and denial in our