From Aristotle's definition, the element of thought is "the power of saying what ever can be said for the occasion or what is appropriate for the occasion " (Sophocles 240). Thought is also shown in the things one says when proving a point. For example when King Oedipus in the play accuses Creon of conspiring with Tiresias to take his crown when he lashes out to Creon that " thou knowst , if this Tiresias Had not combined with thee, he would not thus Accuse me as the murderer of Liaus" (Sophocles 261).The most essential part of the play from Aristotle's point of view is the plot. The part of the story which puzzling, contains the tragic flaw or fate of the agent and the fall of the agent that evokes pity and fear from the audience. Oedipus in the play is a tragic hero since he has a tragic flaw that leads to his fall. According to Aristotle the general plot of tragedy is that the hero should be of great influence who moves through a reversal of good fortune to misfortune due to a result of a tragic flaw or fate . For example consider the position of King Oedipus at the beginning of the play and at the end of the play. Also Oedipus has no control of his fate since he change fate which is that he is he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Aristotle further explains that a tragic hero in the plot must be of noble birth who makes an error of judgement and must suffer the consequences of his action. Hence Oedipus ends up gorging out his eyes at the end of the play due to his the road rage which cuased him to kill his father. Also Aristotle's idea of a complex plot is found in the play Oedipus Rex. Complex plots have recognitions and revesrsals. A reversal is a change from of a situation to the opposite. In the play Oedipus Rex, consider how the shepherd who comes to free Oedipus about his fear of parentage actually does the opposite. Suffering which is also a part of an Aristotelian tragedy is show in how Oedipus ends ...
