Oedipus Rex Reflection

I was honestly very stressed during the whole reading of Oedipus Rex. It is just so frustrating to watch someone as they bring their own downfall whilst not knowing, and while still being prideful. Oedipus basically makes every choice for himself with no outside guidance, all together leading to him stabbing his own eyes out in his tragic hero cycle.
In class today, we watched chunks of Titanic which was just as sad. The captain was the tragic hero in this movie because his decisions of getting to the port a day early  fogged up his eye for safety. He decided to turn the 4th burner on, which in new ships is rather dangerous. He then didn't want to slow down when the iceberg was spotted because of his ignorance, which altogether caused the death of 1,500 people. This example of cause and effect is a key point in both Titanic and Oedipus Rex.