Oedipus the King

The play lacks description of setting and character's emotions. It is not easy to see the reactions of the characters therefore we do not feel sorry for them. Many people today will not easily relate to most of the characters so it is hard to understand why they react the way they do. In some ways it was Oedipus' pride and arrogance that leads to his downfall. Also I think it was mostly his fate and tragic events in his life that leads to his downfall. Even though he was arrogant he was a good father, husband and ruler of his people. They looked up to him at hard times so in some ways he did not deserve this tragic fate.