Oedipus And Destiny
The story of Oedipus The King revolves around Oedipus' voyage to avoid his own fate, something that in the end he cannot do. This literary work raises many questions regarding fate and its control over our lives, and more interestingly, our control over it – yet never gives us an answer which we can draw a solid conclusion from. One could prove that Oedipus' decisions and actions are the factors that affect his life, but whether or not "fate" can also encompass a control over one's actions is a question that cycles back to the question of control over fate.
In Sophocles' play we are introduced to Oedipus, the protagonist, whose actions and fate determine the course of his life and ultimately lead to his downfall, but the question of whether it was strictly fate or strictly his actions remains to be answered. When Oedipus goes to the Oracle Apollo, the Oracle predicts what will ultimately become of Oedipus, but he does not control Oedipus' life and actions. It could be said that......
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