w home of Corinth.Overcoming a weakness in this case came a little too late for Oedipus, but I still see him in this light as a hero. Even though he had to suffer and learn the hard way he was still able to come away with the knowledge and knowing of what should have been done. His weakness was that of not being able to believe anything others told him or take warnings from others. All heroes have weakness, that is why all is some way, time or place can be defeated. That is why Oedipus is a hero because he realized his mistakes and even though he paid for it he will never let it hinder him again.The next one is one that with out any doubt or questioning makes Oedipus a candidate for a hero, suffering beyond normal human endurance. He not only suffers physically, but mentally as well. First he finds out that he has killed his father and if that wasn’t bad enough he finds out next that he has slept with his mother. And on top of that he has had children with her. Next after finding out that he has done all of this he takes a knife and cuts out his own eyes, never to see the light of day again.The next one is a real toss up because when one gets help from another person they usually use it to benefit themselves or others around them. Teiresias does come to Oedipus and does warn him of the truth and the fate to come. I don’t really in my eyes see this characteristic of hero to fit Oedipus because even though he listened to what Teiresias had to say he did not use the knowledge to help anything or anyone.Acting out the role alone is something that Oedipus does thought out his whole life. Never taking help or advice from anyone, which is his ultimately his flaw that causes him and his family the pain and suffering they all will endure. Not relying on anyone else might have also made him the self-confident, intelligent, and strong willed person he had grown up to become.He does not show any raised consciousness has his jo...
