In part one of Oedipus the King, Oedipus is making a promise. He promises to find the previous king Lauis’s killer. He is doing this to show that he will not suffer the same fate. “I will not serve as a distant friend’s asvantage, but act in my own interest. Whoever he was that killed the king may readily wish to dispatch me with his murderous hand; so helping the king I help …showed first 75 words of 294 total…

…showed last 75 words of 294 total…using whatever resources they need. His people will see him as a morale king. As a tragic character, all of Oedipus’s qualities will lead to his downfall. His good morales and uncovetous manor will eventually proceed to his demise. As the story of his life unfolds, he begins to lose his balance. A once proud king will undoubtedly uncover an aspect of his life that will end his rule and most likely his life.