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Sometimes humans try to avoid their inevitable destiny for their lives; there are moments that we may think of ourselves as invincible and smarter than what is already decided. There may also be a point when making a decision leads to a great error in judgment. In Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, both of these problems are noticed in the character, Oedipus. They are known as tragic flaws. A tragedy must have the character …

…it could have to do with his single flaw. Oedipus never did anything that bad to deserve such a horrible life. At least he was man enough to realize that it was not only Apollo’s fault, but his too. He lost some of his hubris throughout this horrible event. This all took place in one day at the palace in Thebes. Everyone has a downfall, some just have farther to fall than others do.