Oedipus

In the Greek tragedy Oedipus the King Tiresias speaks the truth when he tells Oedipus, "You are your own worst enemy." He is too determined to find out that he is that shouldn't be so important to himself. He also, is too proud to listen to the gods. He thinks he can get out of following through on his fate. So, it is he that dooms himself. First of all, Oedipus is determined to discover …

…too proud to accept what he did and just go on with his life and understand that what he did wasn't his fault. He was determined to find out what his status was when he would have been better off if he did not care. Oedipus is mistaken to claim at the end of the play that the gods are against him when really his own character dooms him. Oedipus is his own worst enemy.