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According to Artistotle [384 B.C.E.* - 322 B.C.E.], Theban King Oedipus was foredoomed to kill his father. Oedipus might have tried to avoid any course of action that could have led to murder. He especially might have tried to avoid such an interaction with individuals old enough to be his father. He also might have tried to avoid any romantic attachments with women old enough to be his mother.
Additionally, the particular flaw that Aristotle would have advised Oedipus to avoid was pride. Because of pride, mortals think that they can avoid their fate. They may try to run. In actuality, they can't hide or escape from their god ordained fates and their god foredoomed deaths. But they come up with a solution to the dilemma, and stop looking over their shoulders. Aristotle would have told Oedipus never to drop his guard and always to be vigilant even if the attempt is futile.
*Before the Christian Era
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Where does Oedipus meet his father?
Oedipus meets his father, King Laius, at a crossroads just outside the city of Thebes. Unbeknownst to each other, they engage in a confrontation that escalates into a fight, leading to Oedipus killing Laius. This encounter fulfills part of the prophecy that Oedipus would kill his father, setting in motion the tragic events of the story.
What would Aristotle say caused the fall of Oedipus from a position of power in 'Oedipus Rex'?
of his hamartia, or tragic flaw.
What happen to Oedipus?
Oedipus's father was told that Oedipus would kill him, so he sent the boy away at birth. Oedipus knew about the prophecy and that he was from Athens, so when he wanted to visit his homeland, he went to Corinth to avoid killing his father. His father heard that he was coming to Greece and thought that he was coming to kill him, so he went to Corinth. Oedipus attempted the discus in Corinth and killed a man in the crowd (his father). He then went to Athens, fell in love with his mother, married her, found out, and stabbed out his eyes. Alternate version: he met his father at a crossroads, argued, and killed him before going on to Athens.
What did the oracle tell Oedipus?
The oracle told Oedipus that he would kill his father and marry his mother.
Using Aristotle's terms when Oedipus falls from a position of power in the play Oedipus the King it's because?
Oh, dude, when Oedipus falls from power in "Oedipus the King," it's because of his tragic flaw, like Aristotle says. He's got this whole complex about killing his dad and marrying his mom, which is a total no-go in ancient Greece. So yeah, it's like a classic case of self-sabotage, you know?
Why is Oedipus scared of merope?
He isn't afraid of her, per se. However, it had been predicted by an oracle that Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother. He had been adopted by Polybus and Merope of Corinth, but he viewed them as his father and mother. He went on to fulfill that prophecy by unknowingly killing his biological father, Laius of Thebes, and solving the riddle of the Sphinx to marry his biological mother Jocasta.
What was the prophecy that Oedipus fulfilled?
An oracle had a prophecy that Oedipus would kill his father, king of Thebes, and marry his mother.
Who solved the Sphinx's riddle in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Oedipus solved the Sphinx's riddle in the play Oedipus Rex ("Oedipus the King"). He alone understood that a people-killing Sphinx would pose an apparently unanswerable riddle about people.
How did Oedipus become King of Thebes?
Oedipus killed his father and married his mother to become King of Thebes. He did not know that the man he killed was his father, or that the woman he married was his mother. Oedipus was not a bad man, but his crimes were about what he did, not what he meant to do. * Since the above was written, it has occurred to this contributor that some may argue, "No, he didn't! He answered the Riddle of the Sphinx!" This is the PG rated answer, and it will do nicely, but answering the Riddle of the Sphinx would not have made Oedipus the King of Thebes without first killing the King, and afterwards marrying the Queen. So there.
Does the oracle tell Oedipus he's a bastard?
No, because Oedipus is not a bastard, a child born outside of marriage. The oracle told Oedipus he would kill his father and marry his mother.
Who married there own mother?
King Oedipus in the Oedipus trilogy married his mother and killed his father. The Oedipus trilogy was written by Sophocles. Later Freud would coin the term Oedipus complex when boys would love their mothers a little too much.
Who were Oedipus' real parents?
Oedipus' real parents were Laius and Jocasta, the king and queen of Thebes. According to the myth, an oracle prophesied that their son would kill his father and marry his mother. To prevent this fate, they abandoned Oedipus as a baby, but he was rescued and raised by the king and queen of Corinth, unaware of his true lineage. Ultimately, he fulfilled the prophecy, unknowingly killing Laius and marrying Jocasta.
