Oedipus the King “Ankle Theory” The classification of “Oedipus the King” as a tragedy requires it to meet certain criteria pertaining to the main character, Oedipus. Oedipus must have no control over the situation which he is in, he has to have been harmed by someone for doing nothing or doing what is just, and he must come to an end in which he is utterly lost, or dies without resolving the situation. I believe …showed first 75 words of 523 total…

…showed last 75 words of 523 total…tragedy, just as he was left out to die by his father. To conclude, I believe that the ankle theory ties together so many elements of the story that, as a symbol, it is one of the few complete links in this story. Not only does it represent each of those three elements I discussed earlier, but there were also unmistakable similarities between the three, all presented by the symbol of the ankle being pierced.