The Fate of Oedipus

Oedipus’ fate will he will be him murdering his father and marrying his mother-this is supposedly due to a curse that was placed on his family, when previous generation tried to oppose the gods-this shows how society is based on the gods, each god had power on different roles of life. The people of Greece would live there lives their life strongly enduring to the gods. In Oedipus rex the gods seen to be very powerful and well respected and provide a theme throughout the book as to what exactly effects our density and is it all written in the stars? In the play, the entire plot centres around a God-given prophesy (or spoken fate), that Oedipus would one day kill his father and marry his mother. His parents immediately attempt to protect their child from this fate and order his death. The baby is not killed, however, and grows up to fulfil the exact details of the prophesy.

As in most of the Greek literature and the culture of ancient Greece, the roll of the gods here is a higher power believed to be in control of human density. The ancient Greeks believed the gods controlled everything, from the season and weather, to prosperity and poverty. I learnt that all of the gods respected and worshiped the gods as a sign of respect and life in general.

Oedipus is desperate to avoid fate, possessing hubris, no humility shunned in the ancient Greek era. In the play, the entire plot centres around a God-given prophesy (or spoken fate), that Oedipus would one day kill his father and marry his mother. His parents immediately attempt to protect their child from this fate and order his death. The baby is not killed, however, and grows up to fulfil the exact details of the prophesy. Which they distinguished the outcome and didn’t take any action, for that the prophecy happened, this has told me no matter what you can’t escape fate and that gods will/can do anything. Belief in Greek philosophy is the belief that someone's fate is pre-determined and unchangeable.