Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, is a tragedy that shows us no matter how much free will we have in controlling our lives fate is the inevitable determining factor in the end result.

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Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, is a tragedy that shows us no

matter how much free will we have in controlling our lives fate is the

inevitable determining factor in the end result. Oedipus was a victim

of fate and there was no escaping his future. Even before Oedipus was

born, the Gods had control of his destiny; an oracle told his

biological father Laius, that his son would be his murderer and would

marry his mother. Laius and his mother Jocasta abandoned him and left

him for dead because of this prophecy. A Shepard found him and took

him to Corinth and presented the baby to the childless King Polybus

and Queen Merope, who adopted him and raised him as their own.

Later on in Oedipus's life, a drunkard told him that he was not the

true son of Merope and Polybus; Oedipus asked his adopted parents

about this claim who told him that it was a lie. Now full of doubts

and questions, Oedipus seeks the oracle at Delphi where he