Is is possible both like and abhor Oedipus in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex? Is is possible both like and abhor Oedipus in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex?

Oh, yes, of course it
is!First of all, we usually have both sympathy and distaste for the tragic hero.This is because
while we want to like the hero, he has this tragic flaw.The flaw is his downfall.Of course we
both root forand hate him!]]>