One may say that Oedipus is a victim of fate, because the audience often sympathize with Oedipus at the end of the play, because throughout the play he is portray as a great man, and it is clear at the play’s opening that the citizens of thebes loves and respects him. It’s true that Oedipus unknowingly killed his father and marry his mother, which is why we feel sorry for him and feel, and that he doesn’t deserve the suffering he experiences at the end of the play. However, Oedipus is in control of his own fate his personality is the key characteristic that is responsible that lead him to his downfall.
Oedipus ‘s rash decision making had caused the tragic ending for him. When Oedipus first learns about the prophecy he never asked his parents about it, but instead runs away from home, the city of Corinth. If only Oedipus had asked his parents about the prospect, then he would have known that whom he was living with were not his real parents, but his adopted parents. Because Oedipus believes in the power of the prophecy more than the human free will he chooses to flee without discussing the issues with his parents in hope that he would avoid the …show more content…
“ When I was heathe branching of the crossroads, going on foot, I was encountered by a herald and a carriage with a man in it, just as you tell me. He that led the way and the old man himself wanted to thrust me out of the road by force. I become angry and struck the coachman who was pushing me. When the old man saw this he watched his moment and as I passed he struck him backward from the car and he rolled out of it. And then i killed them all. “( LInes 935- 946) Even after hearing the prophecy that he will kill his own father he still sets out to kill a man , but who could blame him he doesn’t know that the man in the carriage was his own father. If only Oedipus had controlled his anger and didn’t let it get to him then the prospect won’t have even been
Oedipus ‘s rash decision making had caused the tragic ending for him. When Oedipus first learns about the prophecy he never asked his parents about it, but instead runs away from home, the city of Corinth. If only Oedipus had asked his parents about the prospect, then he would have known that whom he was living with were not his real parents, but his adopted parents. Because Oedipus believes in the power of the prophecy more than the human free will he chooses to flee without discussing the issues with his parents in hope that he would avoid the …show more content…
“ When I was heathe branching of the crossroads, going on foot, I was encountered by a herald and a carriage with a man in it, just as you tell me. He that led the way and the old man himself wanted to thrust me out of the road by force. I become angry and struck the coachman who was pushing me. When the old man saw this he watched his moment and as I passed he struck him backward from the car and he rolled out of it. And then i killed them all. “( LInes 935- 946) Even after hearing the prophecy that he will kill his own father he still sets out to kill a man , but who could blame him he doesn’t know that the man in the carriage was his own father. If only Oedipus had controlled his anger and didn’t let it get to him then the prospect won’t have even been