The gods made a lot of prophecies that led to the Oedipus's downfall. All of these doings by the gods is what changed his fate. The gods, for instance, sent down the sphinx, and guided Oedipus to answer the riddle correctly. Just as they steered Teiresias away from the correct answer to the riddle or the ability to detect the killer. Apollo was the one to set this whole disaster up by telling Oedipus to "find the killer." These

are the cruel acts of the gods, who are punishing Oedipus for his attempt to escape his fate in the first place. This just goes to show that the gods are ones to be respected and they're there to almost keep a certain order about things.

The real tragedy in the play is the harsh reality that Oedipus comes to learn after this long journey that has ended with pain and suffering. I believe that once Oedipus decided to try and escape the fate that has already been laid out for him, the gods decided to make an example out of him. There are certain choices that in everyone must make sooner or later in their life that will alter their existence forever. This just happened to be the time for Oedipus to make that decision. His problems with knowledge also aided in his poor decision. Those who think that they know everything or too much usually are the ones who do not know enough or have been searching for the wrong kind of knowledge for their whole existence. So in a sense, he brought this upon himself, but certainly, n

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