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Discuss the ways in which the character of Oedipus in Oedipus the King conforms to the conventions of the tragic hero. In your discussion refer to how the issues explored in the play have a wider significance than the tragedy of Oedipus as an individual.
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Assessment 9: Short Essay - Drama Discuss the ways in which the character of Oedipus in Oedipus the King conforms to the conventions of the tragic hero. In your discussion refer to how the issues explored in the play have a wider significance than the tragedy of Oedipus as an individual. Oedipus the King is one of the Three Theban Plays written by Sophocles in around 400 B.C. It is a prime example of tragedy, and through the use of a tragic hero, conforms to the typical conventions of a tragic drama. Issues explored in the play such as destiny and hubris have a wider significance than just the tragedy of Oedipus as an individual - they are recurring traits of tragedies that have been mimicked through the ages. In order to examine the conventions followed by Oedipus the King, it is first necessary to define tragedy. The term tragedy is applied broadly...
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