In this particular discussion paper, the role of fate has been identified as the major discussion topic from the legendary Greek tragedy, Oedipus the King. According to the Greek tragedy, Oedipus the King, there is a strong belief that the fate of an individual is ultimately predestined and unchangeable. In this Greek tragedy, the irony of fate had conveyed the collapse of Oedipus, the son of King Laius. Sophocles, the creator of Oedipus the King, presented King Oedipus as a protagonist whose fate had decided the actions pointed towards him (Musurillo, Knox and Sophocles). The father and mother of King Oedipus had been informed that King Laius would be killed by his son, and then Oedipus would marry his mother forcefully. As a result of the consequences, the king had ordered to kill the infant. Meanwhile, the fate of King Oedipus had saved him from certain death.
The shepherd who had been ordered to kill the infant gave the child to another one. He carried the child to another kingdom and showed the boy to the emperor of that kingdom. As the king had no child, he had taken the responsibility of Oedipus. But after some years passed on, the fate of Oedipus again interrupted his normal life. Oedipus had been informed that he would be the assassin of her father. Without knowing his original identity, Oedipus left the country in order to get rid of such unethical actions. In the later part, Oedipus had killed his father, King Laius and his soldiers for one the simplest reasons (Lesser). Thus, the fate had sealed the crown defeating the endeavor of an individual. At the end of the story, the success of Oedipus led him to marry his mother and the second prediction was also proven right. Hence, the story has showed that no man can refute the sorrow and anguish that has been already written in his fate (Nikolarea). Fate is the almighty of the Greek tragedy, Oedipus the King.
Work Cited
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Musurillo, Herbert, Bernard M. W. Knox, and Sophocles. "Sophocles, Oedipus The King". The Classical World 53.1 (2009): 14. Web.
Nikolarea, Ekaterini. "Oedipus The King: A Greek Tragedy, Philosophy, Politics And Philology". TTR : traduction, terminologie, rédaction 7.1 (2004): 219. Web.
