《俄狄浦斯王》是古希腊作家索福克勒斯的大作。从该著作完成直至今日,对俄狄浦斯悲剧有两种盛行的解读。一是俄狄浦斯命运的悲剧,另一个便是俄狄浦斯这个的人物本身的悲剧。事实上,《俄狄浦斯王》这本著作存在一个悖论,这个悖论直接导致了俄狄浦斯的悲剧,那就是,伟大之处也会成为致命弱点。俄狄浦斯,作为一名人类,拥有数不清的优点与美德,这些甚至帮助他成为了一位受人尊敬与爱戴的国王。然而,这其中有一些美德却成为了酿成他的悲剧的缺点。也是由此,他从人生成功的巅峰跌至最深的谷底。鉴于此,本文旨在揭示俄狄浦斯这个人物的闪光点是怎么成为他的弱点的,又是如何造成他的悲剧结局的。 “Oedipus the King” is the masterpiece of the ancient Greek writer Sophocles. From the completion of the book until today, there are two popular interpretations of the tragedy of Oedipus. One is the tragedy of Oedipus’s destiny, and the other is the tragedy of the Oedipus one. In fact, there is a paradox in the book Oedipus the King, a paradox that led directly to the tragedy of Oedipus, that is, greatness can be a fatal weakness. Oedipus, as a human being, has countless advantages and virtues that have even helped him to become a respected and beloved king. However, some of these virtues have become the shortcomings of his tragedy. It is also because of this, he fell from the pinnacle of the success of life to the deepest bottom. In view of this, this article aims to reveal how the flashpoint of this figure of Oedipus becomes his weak point and how it caused his tragic ending.