In the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, Oedipus is a classic tragic hero. Oedipus is a tragic hero for the reason that he is a king whose life falls apart when he finds out his life story. The question asked in relation to Oedipus is whether he was a victim of fate or of his own actions, it perhaps is seen that it was his destiny to undergo the torment and affliction. Oedipus was conscious …showed first 75 words of 916 total…

…showed last 75 words of 916 total…on him with envy, Yet in the end ruin swept over him. Let every man in mankind's frailty Consider his last day; and let none Presume on his good fortune until he find Life, at his death, a memory without pain. (836) Bibliography Sophocles. "Oedipus Rex." An Introduction to Literature, 11th Ed. Eds. Sylvan Barnet, et al. New York: Longman, 1997. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, 8th Ed. by X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia