Oedipus The King

Part I of Essay
The events in , written by Sophocles, show an underlying relationship of man's free will existing within the cosmic order or fate. Greeks believed this fate guided the universe in a harmonious purpose. Man was free to choose and was ultimately held responsible for his own a ....

Part II of Essay
.... of the former King Laius, but in his hastiness he passionately curses the murderer, and in so, unknowingly curses himself. "Upon the murderer I invoke this curse whether he is one man and all unknown, or one of many may he wear out his life in misery or doom! If with my knowledge he lives at my hearth, I pray that I myself may feel my curse." In order for Sophocles' Greek audience to relate to the tragic figure, he had to have some type of flaws or an error of ways. This brought the character down to a human level, invoking in them the fear ....