The Causes Of Fate In Oedipus The King By Sophocles

Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.” According to the belief in Greek philosophy, is the belief that someone’s fate is determined by their actions and decisions that have been made in their life. The Greeks believed that fate is accepted because it is difficult to avoid. According to Oedipus the King by Sophocles, Oedipus is in control of his own fate, though not until the point at which he seeks out the Oracle’s to ask about his past. He could have gone to the seer, instead, he takes action on his own which entirely changes his fate. The prophecy was destined, for Oedipus, to marry his mother and kill his father. Oedipus’ became a victim of fate. In order for us to determine

Oedipus cannot accept the fate that he cannot avoid his fate. He tried with the best intentions and the highest use of his freedom to replace with a different outcome. He does his best to escape the horrific fate given to him, but he fails. He is found by his fate and not his free will. Some people claim that he went to change his fate, with his own actions, was the cause of his downfall, however one would argue the opposite. One believe that because the inevitable of fate, that in fact was his downfall. Despite some of the mistakes Oedipus has made in his life, in this tragedy it becomes true. Oedipus does what he can to avoid his fate and save him from the worse fate but eventually fails because his destiny bounds him to do accordingly. Oedipus, sadly has failed and fate, on the other hand, has won. The role of fate on Oedipus is

The fate of Oedipus concludes that Oedipus’ motives for killing his father, Laius, and wedding his mother, Jocasta, it does not take away from the horrific amount of tragedies that had been committed. When he gouges out his eyes, Oedipus is accepting the full burden of his acts and knows that he must be punished by his negligent fate. In addition to the chorus, they conclude this tragedy is by warning the Greeks, that the only way to happiness is through mortality and dignity towards the Gods. They also warn not to take anything for granted, or suffer fates like that of Oedipus. Here we observe that destiny has totally won and the fate has proved that no man can deny his sorrow and