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WRITING PROMPT: What is Oedipus' tragic flaw, and when does he best demonstrate it? You may choose from the following flaws: excessive pride anger stubbornness to defy gods Respond in a fully-developed
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WRITING PROMPT:

What is Oedipus' tragic flaw, and when does he best demonstrate it?

You may choose from the following flaws:

excessive pride
anger
stubbornness to defy gods
Respond in a fully-developed paragraph, 4 to 6 sentences.

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Answer: excessive pride,

Explanation:in other words It is hubris or pride. Upon reaching adulthood and hearing the prophecy that he will murder his father and take his mother as his own wife for his own. Laius takes the prophecy seriously, vowing never to father a child with Jocasta, his wife.One night, his impulsive nature overcomes him, and he indulges in too much w1ne. While dr0nk,he lays with Jocasta, and she becomes pregnant with Oedipus. Horrified and afraid

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