Interpretive Writing, Oedipus the King Through out history there have been some astonishing Greek playwrights. Some playwright were comedy, romance and there were some tragic playwrights. One of the fascinating Greek tragedy playwrights was Oedipus the King. Oedipus Rex qualifies as a tragedy based play because it meets the criteria of being a tragedy because it meets Aristotle’s definition of a Greek playwright. This essay will analyze how the play of Oedipus the King, …showed first 75 words of 887 total…

…showed last 75 words of 887 total…tragedy, the hero had some tragic flaws dealing with life and themselves. The hero could not communicate with his family right. The next reason this was a tragedy, Oedipus was going against, fighting something that was more powerful than him. The last reason this was a tragedy, this playwright had some sad parts in it that could have made some audiences purge heavy emotional grades. Those were some reasons why this play was a tragedy.