Oedipus Rex

With time slowly passing by, and the plague eating away at the peoples’ hope, Oedipus sends Kreon to Delphi in search for a remedy. Unknowingly, Oedipus has no idea that the awful plague was brought about by him. Fate is the inevitable order that Oedipus forgets to realize. In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus’ traits demonstrate how his inevitable fate would draw closer to him toward the end of the story. Oedipus’ character traits are seen in …

…anger, haste, and truthfulness, each accelerate his decline of power and proves hi fate. Unfortunately, for Oedipus, the loss of power led to the plucking of his eyes. This play says to people that in resisting fate, humans are inevitably going to be struck down. To accept fate is to be part of the law, which rules the universe. To go against it means disrupting this order and taking the consequences of one’s actions.