Hubris in Oedipus and M. butterfly

Often this excessive pride can lead to tragic endings in plays. This is a key role in all

tragedies. One tragedy in particular is a Greek play called "Oedipus the King" by

Sophecles. In this play our tragic hero, Oedipus, is doomed to a fate that he will not

accept because of the pride that he possesses. The play "M. Butterfly" by D.H. Hwang is

also a tragedy. This one is slightly different. It is a more recent play in which the main

character, Rene Gallimard is the tragic hero. Gallimard is not actually told the outcome of

his life, but just refuses to see the truth and when he finally does, he would rather no one

Oedipus' strength is definitely intelligence and he knows it. After leaving

Corinth, Oedipus wanders the land to find himself in the town of Thebes. Here his mind

pays off when he solves the Riddle of the Sphinx that took many lives before him. In one

of his rages he says, "I stopped the Sphinx! With no help from the birds, the flight of my

own intelligence hit the mark." (page 1301, lines 452-453). His bright mind later acts

of the prophet and makes a fool of himself in the process.

(page 1683) says Gallimard. Rene did not have any strengths in his quiet personality, nor

Oedipus to have a quick, violent temper when his ego feels threatened. One of his greatest

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