From marrying his mother to killing his father, no one could be more of a tragic hero, than Oedipus. Oedipus experiences the three characteristics of being a tragic hero, which are: he/she must be of high position and have noble qualities, he/she must be capable of suffering, and he/she must have a flaw that will lead to their downfall. Being born cursed will lead Oedipus to become a tragic hero. He was …showed first 75 words of 674 total…

…showed last 75 words of 674 total…l the categories of being a tragic hero. He was arrogant and did look down upon people, but that did not stop him from trying as hard as he can to make the city of Thebes happy, and rid them of the plague that brushed over them. Oedipus accepted his wrong doings and banished himself from Thebes just like he said would. Everything Oedipus had gone through makes him the tragic hero that he is.