Topic > Tragic Hero in Sophocles' Oedipus - 1192

Even when Oedipus repeatedly questions Tiresica and asks her for the truth, his answer remains the same "he who asks is guilty of murder". Sophocles identifies the plot by providing glimpses of Oedipus' wisdom mixed with the madness of poor judgment at the same time. Thus the hamartia Oedipus reveals himself. Oedipus, like many Greeks at the time, believes in oracles rather than trusting in a single God. In this way it is demonstrated that the King's gullibility is misguided and uninformed about the truth. According to the textbook, Sophocles' fall from high to low status begins the moment Oedipus announces to all the Thebans his proclamation to bring this murderer to justice, even if it was himself. However, he then turns and places the blame for his father's murder on Creon and wanting to take over. Creon asks for his sisters' defense in the matter with Oedipus. Here too the prophecy is told to Oedipus by his own wife, thus providing another detailed account of Aristotle's definition of the tragic hero. Locaste repeatedly reminds Oedipus that he was the murderer, ignoring the truth he already knew. Once again, Sophocles, without any knowledge, gave another moment to witness the one true living God. Luke 12:3 states, “Therefore all that you have spoken in the darkness will be heard in the light; and what you have whispered in the most hidden rooms will be proclaimed on the terraces.”