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Published on Feb 11, 2016

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Tragic Hero

By: Kalyan S.

The audience must feel pity or fear towards him.

This applies to Oedipus because he killed his father, and slept with his mother/wife.

The hero must suffer more than he deserves.

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This applies to Oedipus because his mom pierced his feet together when he was a baby.

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The tragic hero must have a reversal in fortune.

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This applies to Oedipus because when he was a baby Apollo told Laius that his own son would murder him and marry his wife.

He is not an ordinary man, he must have an outstanding greatness.

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This applies to Oedipus because he saved the city of Thebes, and after he became the king of Thebes, people asked for his help.

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The hero must be a men of high honor and noble status.

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This applies to Oedipus because everyone from the city of Thebes respects him, and they asked him to be the king.

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The tragic hero must have a tragic flaw that leads to their downfall.

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This applies to Oedipus because after helping the citizens, and trying to figure out who the murderer was he found out that he was the murderer.

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The tragic hero should not fail his duty or actions.

This applies to Oedipus because if he fails, the citizens of Thebes will lose respect in him.

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A tragic hero should be responsible for his actions.

This applies to Oedipus because thousands of lives are on Oedipus' hands.

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No matter how hard you try to change your fate, it will always be the same.

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Sometimes is better to not know your true identity

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Committing suicide only makes things more complicated.

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In my opinion I think that this is a sad play because Oedipus was full of bad vibes since the beginning and I think that he deserved something better because he did a lot of good things for people but in exchange he just had a terrible destiny.

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