Our Decisions and a Predetermined Fate: Oedipus the King

Since the beginning of time it is said that prophecies were handed directly from God to the prophets. In ancient Greece, the word of God was worshiped, fate was almost the fact. In the Bible, Moses is one of the most famous prophets. In the 16th century, Nostradamus was a French pharmacist, a prophet who wrote the full text of the prophecy. Throughout history, people claiming to have papers and more insist on understanding the details of the future. If they do not have the truth, why so many prophecies become world famous?

Sophocles' play "Oedipus King" shares the notion of fate very similar to the movie "Crash". Destiny means that the outcome of the event is not under our control and your life is predetermined in advance. We use the concept that both of these works can not escape fate, it is set and can not change it. But among the kings of Oedipus, Oedipus believed that he could escape his destiny or change, and Crash 's personality did not even attempt. In the play, Oedipus, Oedipus are thinking about what he can do

Sophocles' Oedipus King "in the drama" Oedipus the King "must deal with the fate hero Oedipus intended his fate and his own personality. He is cursed since his life when a prophet tells him the fate of his birth. He is expected to kill his father, marry his mother, and bring up his family. Oedipus was born in Laios and Iocaste, they are King and Queen of Thebes. When he was born, his parents were shocked by the predictions of Oedipus' fate predators ... Sophocles's "Oedipus King" talked about Oedipus, who destined to his destiny It was done. Like most tragedies, "Oedipus King" includes a tragic hero, a hero who can not get rid of his / her own bad luck. This tragic hero usually has errors or tragic flaws leading to his / her downfall. The tragic flaw that Sophocles gave to Oedipus is arrogance (exaggeration or overconfidence), Oedipus is the reason he went to destiny to escape. I am proud as an edepus