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Jennifer Mascorro English 2362 Dr. Murphy April 15, 2003 Essay #3 (Que. 1) "Oedipus the King" Oedipus, a man who possesses a lot of self-confidence and a character who changes to a man in denial to a man more like a tyrant then a king after he begins to solve the new riddle of Laius's death. While Oedipus is trying to figure out the riddle his personality which defines him as a character we label tragic is his attitude towards fate. Oedipus, rather then aligning himself with fate or learning through experience to accept the mystery of fate, he chooses to deny it. He will make his own decisions in his own way, and will live with the consequences those bring. I believe Oedipus is a tragic hero because he was a good leader. If Oedipus said something he would do it. For example, he wanted to find out who were his real parents and he...

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