“Oh my children, new blood of ancient Thebes, why are you here? » said Oedipus, addressing his people during his first appearance (1-2). Flamboyant, yes, well in Oedipus the King, the main character Oedipus is a boastful and pompous character facing a difficult past and future difficulties. In reality, he is the king of Thebes and the rightful ruler, but when a plague strikes, he is quickly drawn into misfortune that ultimately causes him to dig out his eyes in an attempt to relieve him of the truth he discovers. It then becomes a revelation to distinguish the characteristic fault that leads Oedipus through such a tragedy. To become obvious, Oedipus' excessive pride is the main culprit for his tragic end. In his first comment to his disciples, he refers to them as children, which gives him a sense of superior authority equal to that of the gods. Through Oedipus' excessive pride, his true moral failings are revealed while creating a chain of events that lead to his ultimatum, solely to justify his own torment. When Oedipus begins his search for the cause of the plague, his frank words greatly display significant hubris. he endures it, while his moral entities are revealed through pompous and proud diatribes. His importance is greatly exaggerated when he comments, "Well, I know you're sick as hell." All of you, but sick as you are, none is sick like me” (71-73). Only twisted judgment can make such a claim without developing a full report on the plague. He already considers that the people suffer nothing compared to his own. Instead, he believes that because of his apparent role in the city, he feels all the pain, which may be true, but he doesn't deserve the right to describe his pain as worse than decadence and real deaths of... middle of paper. .....except because it inevitably came true. Oedipus then realizes that, out of pride, he is only provoking the prophecy. He knew that no one could escape a prophecy predicted by the Gods. Realizing that his destiny was sealed since his birth, Oedipus rids himself (for the moment) of his pride and lives the life of the dead, forever blind. A flaw is what defines human character. Without flaws, humans are no different from each other, but how a person reacts to their own flaws is what makes them different. In Oedipus' case, his tragic flaw, pride, was so erratic that he was unable to clearly deal with situations that could have been avoided. His judgment was clouded due to his excessive pride, as he believed his actions and motives were the best. Even after losing his eyes, Oedipus tells the Chorus: “What I did was the best – don't lecture me, no more advice.” (1500-1501).