Oedipus is the ideal tragedy according to the definition offered by Aristotle in Poetics. Oedipus is king of Thebes. Oedipus's plot has a beginning, middle and end. The characters help the plot flow smoothly. He saves the people of Thebes from the creature that tortured them. He worked to hard to give the people what they want. Oedipus was high ranking, well liked and suffered a defeat due to a character flaw.
Oedipus has a complete plot that creates a cause and effect chain. That cause and effect chain clearly reveals that events that will happen. For example when king Laius went to see t…
