Oedipus the King: Larger than Life

Aristotle said in his famous Poetics:
"A tragedy, then, is the imitation of an action that is serious...in a dramatic, not in a narrative form; with incidents arousing pity and fear, with which to accomplish its catharsis of such emotions..."
Oedipus The King, relates fully to this extract.
<Tab/>Considered to be among the most paradigmatic tragedies ever written, Oedipus the King, meets the five main criteria for a tragedy: a tragic hero of noble birth, tragic flaw, a fall from grace, a moment of remorse, and catharsis. Oedipus is the estranged son of Laius, King of Thebes…