Oedipus Rex, Sophocles "Do the gods seem tyrannical, benevolent, just, cruel, indifferent? Is the play indifferent to the gods? Do you feel Sophocles believed in a cosmic order?"

"Why should a man respect the Pythian hearth, or Give heed to the birds that jangle above his head? They prophesied that I should kill Polybos, Kill my own father; but he is dead and buried, And I am here-I never touched him, never, Unless he died of grief for my departure, And thus, in a sense, through me. No. Polybos Has packed the oracles off with him underground. They are empty words." -Oedipus, Oedipus …

…since this play was written and views have changed. I don't believe that some supreme being has the power to control my life, only I have the power to do that. <Tab/>I don't believe in fate, but Oedipus Rex still appeals to me. Sophocles believed in fate, and this story made me wonder about whether or not I can control my life. Do you believe in fate or free will?