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 …
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…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?
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