Starts in bliss, ends in despair , this is one of the many qualities of a Greek tragedy. A tragedy is usually a play that portrays incidents
arousing pity and fear. One such play is Oedipus, a story written by
Sophacles. Oedipus has all of the qualities of a perfect tragedy;
position, an inevitable prophecy, character flaw , a catastrophe, and a
hero's recognition of his or her flaw, and a reversal in the character's
way of life.
In the beginning Oedipus was a King and he had everything a
person could ever want. A wonderful family, fame, and fortune, but
when he was only an infant a prophecy was put upon his head ,"
Apollo once declared that "I would come to couple with my mother,
and with these hands of mine spi
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