Essays on Oedipus

Some people believe that they are in control of their life while others believe that their lives are controlled by destiny, which poses the question, are our lives controlled by destiny or our own choices? There are two texts that try to answer this question....

The tragedy presented in Oedipus the King hugely demonstrates how Oedipus recovered at the end of the play. The truth did not shatter him as expected; instead, it reshaped his independence, taught him some valuable lessons, unleashed his new relation to his destiny, and eventually...

Oedipus the King is a piece that demonstrates to us what it means to be human. A tragic hero who is far beyond perfect. To be human is to realize that one’s strengths may also be their weakness. Sophocles illustrates King Oedipus as a character...

In Greek mythology the Gods play an important role, they are the ones who direct the birth and life of people. Every individual’s fate was thought of as a string spun, estimated, and cut by the three Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. In the story...

Oedipus murders his own father and marries his mother. Which is exactly what he had tried so hard not to do for years, but it was his fate. However, he is still widely considered a hero because he is courageous, has a quest, a weakness,...

In literature, it is very common that the hero faces victory or defeat. In Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, Oedipus experiences defeat due to a tragic flaw and not his fate. The fate he was worried he would fulfill, being the murderer of his father and...

There have been debates about the role of gods in human societies ever since the establishment of the first religions. Ancient Greek playwrights often explored the ideas of divinity, predestination, and fate in their works, which were performed in theatres. Sophocles’ works, including Oedipus Rex,...