Oedipus_The_King

Oedipus The King The fall of Oedipus, in “Oedipus the King”, by Sophocles is caused by a combination of destiny, fate and free will. The gods do not force him to do these exact actions but they do influence him by telling him the prophecy. It was foretold that he was to kill his father and marry his mother but not how he was to commit the crimes of murder and incest. Destiny and fate decide how it all ended but it is his own free will that would decide how he would fulfill it. The events in Sophocles “Oedipus the King” illustrate the relationship between mortal free will and the looming fate, or “great plan.” The Greeks believed the universe was guided for some larger purpose of the gods. Man was free to choose and was ultimately held responsible for his own actions. Both the concept of fate and free will played a large part in Oedipus’ very own destruction. Even though he is a victim of his own fate, he isn’t controlled by it. Oedipus is destined from birth to someday marry his mother and to murder his father. This oedipus, own, fate, gods, free, pg, out, truth, oedipus’, murder, man, life, destiny, apollo, tragic, much, jocasta, father, eventually, eve, adam, actions, upon, things, take, sophocles, riddle, prophecy, pride, oracle, one, must, mother, mortal, lives