Oedipus Tragic Hero Essay

In the tragedy play Oedipus by Sophocles, Oedipus’ self-destruction and fall from the power leaves him as the villain and not the hero. The very thing he fights so hard to discover is at leads to his self-destruction. Therefore, we tend to feel sorrow for Oedipus seeing that was only the fate of the God and the oracles. Oedipus is a tragic hero who fails to achieve happiness in such a way that it brings upon fear and pity by everyone. First we look at Oedipus behaviors at the beginning, we can see that he was an amazing person, worrying for his people. “Tell me, and never doubt that I will help you in every way I can…” (line 13, 863) Oedipus was a very carrying king; he cared for Thebes and his people with unconditional love. When he was exiled from his beloved city, he did it by choice, but the fact that he left in order for the plague to vanish shows his leadership qualities. The part in the play was very sad and heartbreaken because Oedipus leaves the city in which he ruled and saved from the sphinx. The Chorus in the play and people in Thebes are deeply sympathetic to Oedipus, and appreciative his willingness to go voluntarily into exile to save the city. They say: “You overcame the stranger,
When Oedipus finally understands what he has done, he is also so disgusted with himself that the readers are afraid for him and what he may do. After seeing Locasta’s dead body, he blinds himself, saying: “No more, no more shall you look on the misery about me, the horrors of my own doing! Too long you have seen, Too long been blind to those for whom I was searching! From this hour, go to darkness!”(line 45,901) By the time, the fate of Oedipus and his “lightless life” has everyone pitying and pondering over Oedipus. The blindness of Oedipus, which had been preconceived by the blindness of Teiresias, at the end of the play, also leads to