Destiny, Fate, Free Will and Free Choice in Oedipus the King - The Fate

The Fate of Oedipus in Oedipus the queer In Oedipus the King there comes a point in the play where Oedipus learns some social occasion that plays an important employment throughout the play. He learns from a oracle that he will ultimately toss off his own Father and sleep with his own mother. As unmatchable could imagine this is a shock to Oedipus, and he does not believe the oracle. However, he cannot prevent any of this from happening because it is his fate. Oedipus is a victim of circumstances beyond his control, his life had already been planned by the Grecian Gods. Throughout the hearty play there are references made to many of the ancient Greek Gods, for example, Apollo, Zeus, Dionysis, and Artemis are discussed quite often. In ancient Greece the people believed that if anything happened one of the gods had a reason for it. Each god was related to one specific thing like Poseidon being the god of the sea. They thought that if there was a tidal wave or a hurr icane it was because Poseidon was angry at them. This is the basis for my trust that Oedipus had no control over his fate. First of all, when Oedipus is just a muff his father, King Laius of Thebes, is told in an oracle that his own son will kill him. So, with the agreement of his wife, Jocasta, the babys feet are pinioned, and its given to a slave who is supposed to issue it to die on Mt. Cithaeron. However, the slave feels sorry for the baby, and gives it to a fellow guard from Corinth. The shepherd from Corinth presented the baby to the childless King of Corinth, who is Polybus, and he brings him up as his own. He gives him the name Oedipus, whi... ...d emotions of all the characters in the play. While doing so Oedipus could in no way control his own fate. The gods mislead him, and did not part with him to keep from his destiny. Oedipus was indeed a victim. A victim of circumstances beyond his control, and it just goes to show that it is impossible for someone to escape their own fate. whole caboodle cited and Consulted Murray, Robert D. Jr. Sophocles Moral Themes. In Readings on Sophocles, edited by fool Nardo. San Diego, CA Greenhaven Press, 1997. Sophocles In Literature of the Western World, edited by Brian Wilkie and pack Hurt. NewYork Macmillan Publishing Co., 1984. Sophocles. Oedipus Rex. Transl. by F. Storr. no pag. http//etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/browse-mixed new?tag=public&images=images/modeng& info=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&part=0&id=SopOedi