May in this case the play seems to be sending through a universal message and that is not to tamper with predetermined destiny that the 'gods' set us. However in Oedipus' case it is his ARROGANCE!! That gets him into the mess. It a question at the time the play was written and it seems to be questioned now and that is there some kind of divine power or is our lives purely ruled by our selves? Do we control ours' destiny.

If the play seems, in part, to be saying that we cannotr avoid our destiny, it leaves unanswered the question of whether we deserve that destiny or not. Certainly Oedipus does not choose deliberately to kill his father and marry his mother, even though unknowingly everything he doesleads to this end. Then why does he deserve to suffer for his actions? There are two answers. First, the flaw in Oedipus' character (pride and stubbornness) in insisting on discovering who he is and the anger he shows in the process bring about the final disastrous revelatio

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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)