Willie Ho

From what I have read of Oedipus Rex so far, it has proven to be yet another greed tragedy. It stays true to the similar style seen in Agamemnon. The chorus remains a strong part of the play, as a filler for information. So the play is a bit coincidental in its nature. Oedipus Rex kills the king unknowingly and becomes king himself, only to later find that he was the killer and kills himself.

Oedipus doesn't seem like much of a likable character though. During the exchange of words between him and Tiresias, you notice his arrogance in the conversation. Tiresias has been kind enough to give him valuable information, although worded a bit strangely, but Oedipus can only make witty remarks and call flaunt his greatness. He gets rid of the sphinx and gets ahead of himself. Perhaps this is the infamous hubris that is so common among the Greek heroic tragedians?