Passang Lhamo

Through out the Sophocles free will and fate were shown however I agree that Oedipus was not composed by his fate but he was responsible for his own conduct.  I believe From his very birth Oedipus was predetermined to marry his mother and murder his father although God Apollo played Oedipus destiny but at the end his fate was in his hand . There were a series of events that I witness in theses book  when Oedipus did chose his freewill against fate Oedipus had too much emphasis on his self but what he can not control is his wrong deeds like Distrusting, disobeying, and disbelieving the Gods all played a role in his misfortune. This made me realize that Oedipus action against god is his free will. But what he cannot avoid is later I saw God Apollo coming after Oedipus destroying his happiness when he  calls the old oracle a liar after he was told he was responsible for Laius?s murder. He left his home, Corinth,  assuming that  he could deceive the gods from his fate. Unfortunately, Apollo?s oracle would be awaiting Oedipus? s arrival no matter where he went or what he did. Later that I found  view of Oedipus’s self-love, and disrespect for the gods was frail. “If a man walks with haughtiness of hand or word and gives no heed to Justice and the shrines of Gods despises- may an evil doom smite him for his ill-starred pride of heart!- if he reaps gains without justice and will not hold from impiety and his fingers itch for untouchable things. This made me realize that Oedipus action of killing his father and disrespecting towards god was his free will but what lead after his deed is his fate that he cannot escape and have to face the consequences.

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