Elements of Tragedy

Both Prometheus Bound and Oedipus Rex are Greek tragedies. They are very similar, being the same genre, but there are also a few key differences and similarities between the two. Since the characters of each are very different, yet the main ideas are the same, this is only to be expected.
Each play has a tragic hero as the main character- Prometheus and Oedipus. Prometheus attempted to help humans by giving them fire against Zeus' orders, and he is being punished. Oedipus tried to avoid a prophecy of Apollo that said he would kill his father and sleep with his mother, and despite his and…