![]() ![]() Oedipus tried to change his fate by moving away, in reality it only brought him closer to his crossroads fate. Oedipus tries his best to avoid the prophecy that Teiresias predicted that he will murder his father and marry his mother. Consequently, Sophocles points out that as much as free will takes place, life is predetermined. Only to come that his arrogance drove him closer to his biological parents and doomed by the curse of Thebes. Fate mastered free will when Oedipus’ pride overruns his arrogance and leads him to leave the parents he thought were his biological parents. Oedipus fate was the God’s will that damned him since birth. That lies within Apollo’s competence, as it is his concern” (75, 159-160). ![]() “True: it is not from me your fate will come. Oedipus never had control of his fate the day his mother gave birth to him, his parents attempted to kill him in order to prevent the prophecy. The play suggests that fate dominates over free will. ![]() Both the concept of fate and freewill played an innate part in Oedipus' downfall. Karina Lazcano Oedipus the King by Sophocles English Literature Anderson Many will argue that fate cannot be escaped in Oedipus the King by Sophocles, where the main character is portrayed as a tragic hero with a predetermined fate. ![]()
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