Oedipus and Humanity’s Fatal Flaw While the play Oedipus the Wreck was about a king whose reign was destroyed by his own deeds, the message contained within the play was much deeper, and aimed towards every man and woman. That message was that humanity’s worst and most unconquerable enemy is their own misgivings. One needs only look at Oedipus’ life to see how this is evident. Here’s a man who has conquered …showed first 75 words of 613 total…

…showed last 75 words of 613 total…message of Oedipus the Wreck. The message is that everyone has flaws, and if not dealt with, these flaws could be your own downfall. Laius, Jacosta and Oedipus all could have changed fate, but they instead played the roles made for them. By doing so they let their own flaws become their undoing. Their greatest enemy was not the gods, nor man or nature, but themselves. And this is the tragedy of the human race.