Show how the good as well as bad qualities of Oedipus contribute to his tragic fall in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex

's good
qualities include his desire for justice and his will to save the people of Thebes from the
plague that is devastating them. He is a strong and responsible leader who wants to decisively
solve a problem that is harming his city-state.

On the bad side, Oedipus
suffers from(pride) which makes him blind to his own flaws. As he is promising dire punishment
to whoever is responsible for bringing the plague, it never once occurs to him that the person
might be him. He is blind to himself and thinks he can do no wrong.

We can
easily see how Oedipus's attributes and flaws work together to create the perfect storm of
tragic problems for him. Because he is so responsible about getting to the bottom of what is
causing the plague, and because he won't, as advised, turn away from the investigation, he makes
discoveries that upend his life. He has to accept that he is not the person he thought he was.
He has to face that his self image was based on an illusion that he could defy...