How Sophocles’ Oedipus exemplifies or refutes Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero Outline An introductory overview Contextual status of Oedipus in the play, the Sophocles Aristotle’s understanding on the concept of tragedy How Aristotle defines tragedy The lethargy of a hero towards his downfall, destiny and consequently the duel of punishment How Sophocles exemplifies the Aristotle view of a hero Oedipus exemplification of as the king The play as a tragic event Oedipus learns if his life history, and thereafter the falling of his life Aristotle point of view of Oedipus as he who brings fortune into his life Concluding remarks Introduction The play Oedipus was written by Sophocles and it was a tragic play. The play deals with both fate and destiny. In the play, there are a series of events that king Oedipus would not manage to escape. However, this is in line with the Greek society because it was a society which was based on legends and myths (Hogan 165).