This past week we finished up Oedipus Rex and began discussing tragic heroes. Oedipus like all tragic heroes starts at the top and slowly descends as he learns of his fate. In the beginning of the play, Oedipus has a huge ego that led to his tragic downfall. This hubris, which can be traced throughout the entire play is shown to be Oedipus's biggest fault. Oedipus's hubris has an impact on his judgement. He is so focused on himself, and making himself look good that he begins to loose sight of reality. This shows how extremely arrogant he can be. Tragic heroes in my opinion have more impact than traditional heroes do, because they generally pull more emotion from the audience. It is definitely more shocking and powerful when a hero is constantly descending and never rises back to the top at the end of the story. The play ended some what unexpectedly and gruesomely to say the least at the end. It was definitely a sudden and unpredictable ending.
I am very excited for our next project because we get to work as a team and incorporate creativity into the posters. It will be interesting to pull pieces from Oedipus Rex the play and see how they relate to a modern day film. Though I am looking forward to working on it.
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