Part one of term paper
In the Greek play, “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles Fate and Prophecy play an integral part of the building of this classic Greek Tragedy. Prophecies and the fate that accompany them surround the main characters of this play. Oedipus the newly founded King of Thebes is in search of the murderer of the previous king before him. Oedipus is not a ...

Part two of term paper
... Oedipus is trying to escape his fate but manages only to immerse himself in it. It is directly implied by the blind prophet that Oedipus is the murderer of his own father, and the new husband of his recently widowed mother, “So I charge you, then/ Abide by the proclamation you have made: / From this day forth/ Never speak again to these men or me; / You yourself are the pollution of this country” (Sophocles 1027). When Oedipus left his stepfather because of the oracles prediction it is unequi ...