Character Analysis of Oedipus

As a young part in Corinth, a drunken man in a bedcover tells Oedipus that he is not the in truth son of King Polybus and ottoman Meropé. Although Polybus and Merope reassure him, a dawdling doubt remained. As rumors more or less Oedipus legitimacy spreads, he takes publication to his induce hands and travels to the enigmatic oracle, to ask who his real parents are. He receives a frightening prognostic that he go let out cut d induce his make father, and marry his own mother. He comes up with a solution to prevent the prodigy from happening by expiration Corinth, and bewildering a new(a) life. On his focussing start of Corinth, he meets and fights with Laius, the King of Thebes. Oedipus by luck kills Laius in the process. Much to his dis may, Laius is truly his real father. Considering he is Oedipus father, he must have had the animal(prenominal) characteristics of an old man. despite the position that the oracle warns Oedipus that he will kill his father, he unwisely did not stand forth from the fight with an old man, whom may very well be his own father. This marks the start of Oedipus tragic journey, in which he himself is fully responsible for the consequences.\nOedipus finds his way out of Corinth and into Thebes. At his arrival, he finds the city in a time of stress because of a rampaging Sphinx. The only way to rifle rid of the Sphinx was to answer its riddle. The Thebans domiciliate to anyone who can answer the riddle, the posterior of Thebes and the hand in espousal of Jocasta, the Queen of Thebes, and Laius widow. Oedipus e climb onrly tries to bat the riddle and he came out successful. The Sphinx enters a world of demurrer and kills itself in the process. and Thebes is saved. In gratitude, the Thebans offered the bum and the Queen, to Oedipus. Oedipus foolishly accepts both offers. Despite the fact that the oracle warns him that he will marry his own mother. Oedipus fails to clue in that Jocasta is of an age that she could potentially be his own mother. This is once again other example of Oedip...