Is Oedipus a Good Man accordin

Was Oedipus a good man who happened to suffer an unfortunate fate, or was he a truly bad person, whose fate was only just? Oedipus was indeed a good man based on Aristotelian ideals of good and bad. I think the fate that befell him was really a cruel gift from the gods. In his first encounters with the city of Thebes, Oedipus found them under the curse of the Sphinx. He actually gained his …

…Therefore if the seriousness of Oedipus’ anger is judged according to the Aristotelian view of ethics, he may still be viewed as a good man. Oedipus the King is a tragic story, of a man who tried to outrun his fate and ironically runs straight to it. Even more ironic is the fact that Oedipus was at bases a good man, yet his fate was terrible. He satisfies the Aristotelian definition of a good man.