combination of fate and free will. In Oedipus Rex a combination of fate and free will

contribute to the destruction of Oedipus Rex. Oedipus' oracle, his quest for the truth, and

his self-blinding all concur to destroy Oedipus' life.

Before the play begins, Apollo ordains that Oedipus will kill his father and sleep

with his mother. Oedipus describes his fears to Jocasta when he tells her that the oracle of

Delphi says that, "I should lie with my own mother, breed children from whom all men

would turn their eyes; and that I should be my father's murderer" (1.2.749-51). Because

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