Hubris In Oedipus Rex
Hubris in Oedipus Rex Many people of Thebes believe Oedipus is a man with great power but sometimes he doesn’t use it with great responsibility. Throughout the story of Oedipus Rex Oedipus likes to believe he has great power and can do whatever he wants but sometimes he goes insane with power. Oedipus is arrogant many times throughout Oedipus Rex but three main parts when he does is when he lets the town know he solves the Sphinx's riddle, searches for the killer and tells Tiresias what to do.
Oedipus likes to think of himself as a man who is great in power and someone who needs to let everyone know. Throughout the story he likes to show this and one big part where he shows this is when he solves the Sphinx’s riddle and he has to let everyone …show more content…
One moment when he uses to much power is when he gets into an argument with Teiresias and tells him what to do.
OEDIPUS
...A murrain thee! Get thee hence! Begone A vault! And never cross my threshold more.(Sophocles)
A secret of who the killer is, is let loose to Teiresias and he lets Oedipus know that he knows something he wishes he hadn’t. Oedipus hears this and then only wants to know the truth and wants Teiresias to let the town know but he will not. Since Teiresias doesn’t let out the secret an argument breaks loose between the two. As Oedipus and Teiresias get in a fight Oedipus thinks he is the alpha male and can take complete control over Teiresias. As he gains more and more anger he reaches his high and tells Teiresias to leave. Oedipus does a lot throughout Oedipus Rex but one thing he shows a bit too much is arrogance. Oedipus tells Thebes about how he solves the Sphinx’s riddle, searches for the killer of the king and tells Teiresias to leave. He uses arrogance through all of theses by showing too much power and even more arrogance through other parts of the story which is why a big part of Oedipus Rex is
Oedipus likes to think of himself as a man who is great in power and someone who needs to let everyone know. Throughout the story he likes to show this and one big part where he shows this is when he solves the Sphinx’s riddle and he has to let everyone …show more content…
One moment when he uses to much power is when he gets into an argument with Teiresias and tells him what to do.
OEDIPUS
...A murrain thee! Get thee hence! Begone A vault! And never cross my threshold more.(Sophocles)
A secret of who the killer is, is let loose to Teiresias and he lets Oedipus know that he knows something he wishes he hadn’t. Oedipus hears this and then only wants to know the truth and wants Teiresias to let the town know but he will not. Since Teiresias doesn’t let out the secret an argument breaks loose between the two. As Oedipus and Teiresias get in a fight Oedipus thinks he is the alpha male and can take complete control over Teiresias. As he gains more and more anger he reaches his high and tells Teiresias to leave. Oedipus does a lot throughout Oedipus Rex but one thing he shows a bit too much is arrogance. Oedipus tells Thebes about how he solves the Sphinx’s riddle, searches for the killer of the king and tells Teiresias to leave. He uses arrogance through all of theses by showing too much power and even more arrogance through other parts of the story which is why a big part of Oedipus Rex is