Oedipus was a tragic hero who’s fate was predetermined by the Gods. His unchangeable fate was determined in two stages that took place at different times in his life. The first stage happened when he was first born. The second stage was when he left his home after consulting an oracle. After the first two stages of his fate took place the horrible truth unravels and everything that he held dear to him are corrupted. Oedipus’s tragic flaw is that he was blinded to the truth and could not see his own guilt. From the day he was born, O ....