Destiny of Oedipus the King :: essays research papers

Oedipus the King Sophocles demonstrates in the play Oedipus the King that a human being, not a God, at long last determines destiny. That is, people get what they deserve. In this play, one poorly-made judg custodyt results in sad and inescapable density. Oedipus fights and kills Laius without knowing Laius is his father. Then, Oedipuss pitiless murdering causes several subsequent tragedies such as the incestuous marriage of Oedipus gets into the evasion with Laius. However, Oedipuss characteristics after Laiuss death imply that Oedipus could head off the fight as well as the murder of his father, but did not. Ultimately, Oedipus gets what he deserves due to his own characteristics that lead him to murder Laius impatience, phantasy, and arrogance. One characteristic that leads Oedipus to flight his father is impatience. Oedipus?s impatience is obvious when Creon reports news from Apollo. After Creon says wholly two sentences, Oedipus cuts him off by saying, ?but what were the god?s speech communication? There is no hope / and nothing to worship in fear in what you?ve said so far? (1302). Oedipus is too important to pick up to even three sentences from Creon. Oedipus also shows his impatience during a conversation with Tiresias. Oedipus blames Tiresias, who is indisposed(p) to tell Oedipus that Oedipus himself is the murderer. Looking at the impatience behavior it explains how Oedipus comes to flight Laius on the road out Corinth. Oedipus rushes into the flight without cerebrateing whether it is necessary when Laius?s men ?shoulder Oedipus off the road.? It can be that Laius?s men think Oedipus as a common person, not royal because Oedipus is walking alone, or that the group is simply in a rush for some reason. However, Oedipus ?strikes Laius?s man in anger,? (1321) without thinking why Laius?s group acts against him. Oedipus acts like a modern day outlaw ? shoot first and ask questions later. In this way, Oedipus starts the fight without patience and as a result fulfills Apollo?s foretelling perfectly. Not only impatience but also delusion is a characteristic that leads Oedipus to fight his father. After listening to Laius?s assassin, Oedipus?s delusion is noticeable through his statement, ?Whoever killed the king might decide to kill me too, / with the very(prenominal) violent hand- by avenging Laius / I defend myself? (1304). Without any evidence to radio link Laius?s assassin to Oedipus, Oedipus believes the murderer who killed him. Another example of Oedipus?