“Oedipus” is a well-known Greek story that is successfully characterized as the feature of the tragedy refers to the Sophocles playwright. The particular play of Oedipus was initially presented in 429 BCE. The play of Oedipus explains the life of King Oedipus. The particular character of the Oedipus Rex can be characterized as the one influential tragic hero who is going through different, unusual life events. The major tragedy associated with Oedipus is that he accidentally killed his father to become king. Later, he formulates a sexual relationship with his mother without knowing this fact. The realization of this particular facet is deteriorating for King Oedipus, which leads him to an immense level of psychological disruption. Here, the particular focus is to analyze the particular lines from Oedipus initially critically. The second intention is to discuss the difference between power and authority concerning the characters from Oedipus Rex.
“Their Father is greater than Time, and ages not. / The tyrant is a child of Pride/ who drinks from his great sickening cup Recklessness and vanity. / Until from his high crest headlong/ He plummets to the dust of hope. That strong man is not strong.”
These particular lines from Oedipus Rex are considered the crucial paradigm that explains the crucial aspect related to the overall theme of the noble story of King Oedipus. These lines can be considered as the philosophical explanation of the aspect of the ruling. The reveling reality comes with the tragic facets in the case of King Oedipus. It is necessary to mention that although King Oedipus has plenty of traits that make him a great King, there is the absence of some moral features that characterize him as a tragic hero. He has plenty of flaws or incompetency related to the feature of moral consideration. These particular lines from the play “Oedipus Rex” also highlight the particular characteristics that rank King Oedipus as a tragic hero in history. Aristotle explains the facet of the tragic hero by considering the specific characteristics. According to Aristotle, the tragic hero must be considered as the influential person who holds different forms of sins. The tragic hero always comes up with the consideration of error concerning the feature of judgment. This particular feature ultimately becomes the reason for suffering, which ultimately appears in case of adverse consequences. The desire for power makes it difficult for Oedipus to accept the character of the King in the case of Laius.
The particular features of power and authority can be considered crucial features in the case of Oedipus Rex. Characters of the story adopt the feature of authority to attain their desires. It is notable to mention that the characters of the following story do not have the necessary consideration to figure out the difference between the aspects of power and authority. Both the characters of Oedipus and Laius are examples of the specific characters that fail to differentiate between the features of authority and power. The ultimate goal of Oedipus is to attain the feature of power to influence others. He utilizes the paradigm of authority to influence different people. On the other, Laius also considered the aspect of power as the ultimate authority to sustain his kingship. He sacrifices his son to avoid the dangerous implications of the particular curse. Oedipus also uses the feature of authority to deal with the feature of plague, although he is not aware of the reality. The character of Oedipus comes up with the following thoughts: “When the ruling king had fallen in this way.” (Sophocles and Johnston, 12).
Work Cited
Sophocles, and I. C. Johnston. Oedipus the King. Richer Resources Publications, 2007, https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=RlGINmfO9EMC.
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