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sk00lfreakk
sk00lfreakk
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High School - 10th Grade

How is Oedipus's fate/outcome determined by the gods? examples.

like how how was Oedipus's life already made up for him, did he have any choices or was everything already planned out for him?

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Posted by sk00lfreakk on Thursday September 17, 2009 at 4:07 PM and tagged with oedipus rex, oedipus!.

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  1. indulekha
    indulekha Teacher
    College - Junior

    Oedipus' life was predetermined by the Gods,like  human beings.At the time of oedipus' birth it was prophesied that he would kill his father and would marry his mother.In order to avoid such a dreadful situation, the baby was taken out of the kingdom and was ordered to be killed.But a kind shepherd took pity on the baby and was left to die near the Cithaeron mountains .But fate takes the baby to a childless royal couple and the baby lives there to become a young man.When  learned of his strange destiny ,Oedipus leaves his kingdom ands ets on a journey.The circle comes to an end when oedipus on the way kills his father without knowing who he was, answers the sphinx and becomes the king of his native land ,marries his mother without knowing who she really was and bears children too. Oedipus does everthing in his power to ward of his illfate but fails.Once he learns the truth it was too much for him and he blinds himself and  leaves the place. The story is meant to bring out pity and fear in us and to mend our ways. That's why Sophocles  is  called a master tragedian till now.

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    Posted by indulekha on Friday September 18, 2009 at 12:39 AM