eves to be his father will lead to his own demise. Oedipus leads his life blind, never knowing the truth of the corruption that has been brought upon him. Unlike Hamlet, never knowing the truth and then having it suddenly revealed brings Oedipus to point of insanity. He killed his father, married his mother, bore his own sisters, and left a city in destruction; all of this because of the decisions and actions of his father. Oedipus and Hamlet are two well-known tragic heroes in literature because of their character traits. Each one is strong and intelligent yet they both, under the influence of their fathers, end their life in death and misery over the facts and truths that both discover. These two characters were left to suffer for their father's decisions. Their strong power over their sons, no matter if it was direct as in Hamlet, or indirect as seen in Oedipus, eventually corrupt their lives and the lives of the people Hamlet and Oedipus love. ...
