Oedipus Rex

Oedipus the King is an example of Sophocles’ belief that fate controls a mans life despite his capability of free will. Tragedy can be described in many different ways. “A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin of suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances.” A professor of literature stated that tragedy has nothing to do with …

…insist that if we do one thing, another will inevitably follow.” These are the stages that took place to Oedipus Rex when he was coming to terms with his fate. “Nowhere else in the world, and never before in history, have so many people been so free to choose so many destinies.” That is why our choices can control our fate but, “tragedy occurs when you cannot chose, when you have no choice at all.”