1. Oedipus
Aristotle also points out terms such as catharsis, which can be said that is the purification of one's soul. ... In the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, Oedipus is a classic tragic hero.According to Aristotle's definition, Oedipus is a tragic hero because he is a king whose life falls apart when he finds out his life story. ... (Sophocles 1293) and that blindness does not necessarily have to be physical as we can se when he says, "If I had sight, I know not with what eyes I would have looked" (Sophocles 1325). In the play Oedipus Rex, Sophocles portrays the main character, Oedi...
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