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Oedipus The King: Ironic Hero Or Just Tragic?

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Oedipus Rex: Tragic Hero or just Tragic?
The definition of a tragic hero is a protagonist who is affected by a tragic flaw that brings them misfortune. Oedipus, in my opinion, represents this definition very well, as throughout the story he is affected by a prophecy that he interprets wrongly. This prophecy states that Oedipus will kill his father and marry his mother, and after his parents fail to kill Oedipus, he goes most of his life oblivious to the fact that Jocasta and Laius were his parents. This leads him into troubles, and ultimately his downfall, as his past is unraveled and his future is compromised. Through these details, I can tell that Oedipus is a tragic hero.
Aristotle said that a tragic hero’s downfall is a result of “some

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