"Oedipus"--is Oedipus really a tragic figure? Why or why not?
Well. It's tragic what happened. I mean you are born to live out this horror. That's pretty sucky. He doesn't has a choice. I mean, even if his parents hadn't abandoned him on a mountainside, it probably would have still come true. That's what you call UNFAIR. I mean honestly, who wants to do the dirty with their mother? EWWWW.
Poor Oedipus. I mean sure, he kept asking questions, and was stupid sometimes but he was doing it for the good of his people. Stupid people, go catch the plague or something, this is all your fault.
I agree. Its almost hard not to agree that Oedipus portrays a tragic figure. So many downfalls and severely unfortunate things happened in his life.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. Poor guy.
ReplyDeleteBut "sad" or "bad" does not necessarily mean "tragic." What does make a figure "tragic?"
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