In a famous Greek Tragedy “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles, the character of the “King Oedipus” provides a classic example of a character who suffers from Hubris or excessive pride. Due to his “hubris”, he attempts to defy prophecies of gods but ended up doing what he feared the most and what he was warned against. “The Oracle of Delphi” told him that he would kill his father and marry his mother. Overcome by Hubris, he tries to avoid this. He leaves “Corinth” and travels towards “Thebes”. On his way to the neighboring city, he kills an old man in a feud and later marries the queen of “Thebes” as he was made king of the city after he saved the city from a deadly “Sphinx”. One can say that he commits all these sins in complete ignorance but nevertheless he deserves punishment because he became so proud that he does not shy from attempting to rebel against his fate. His reversal of fortune is caused by his Hubris.