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Oedipus the King

Date Submitted: 12/29/2002 09:56:42
Category: / Literature / English
Length: 3 pages (924 words)
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…that the misfortunes of Oedipus were brought on by acts of his own free will would defile the Sophoclean meaning behind this play. It should now be quite evident that Oedipus was cursed with a predestination fit for no mortal human being. The misfortunes he experienced were not due to his own actions but rather were cast upon him by the gods and only through divine intervention was the oracle of Apollo, at Delphi fulfilled.

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