thing that they could to go against it, however by trying to avoid this they ran right into the prophecy. He had killed his father and married his mother without knowing it.His mother, Jocasta had been for fulfilling the prophesy. As had he been ashamed for doing the same and so he gouged out his eyes so he could not see the faces of those who looked down on him. For his eyes were no good he could not see the truth with them so what are they for.Therefore Oedipus is an example of a tragic hero, because he ultimatelycommits this action which later cam back to destroy him. At the end of the story he was blind man who hated himself for his actions. For this reason Oedipus can be considered a tragic hero because he commits an action which ultimately destroys him. Sources:Encarta Encyclopedia '99Merium-Webster.com...
