Oedipus Unstoppable Fate

The Unstoppable Fate of Man Fate is something every man is born with. Nevertheless, fate is the planned future ahead of each individual person. From the moment we are conceived, it is said that our future has already been planned. Likewise, the Greeks believed that the gods created fate for all men, an unavoidable obstacle, no person could prevent, nor change. Many, including Oedipus, tried to outsmart their own fate, only to find out it's not possible. Fate has a big role in the story of Oedipus. Oedipus, Jocasta, and King Laius, all try to prevent fate told through oracles. All attempts to prevent fate, ironically lead to their fate. In fact, the first character to find this out was King Laius, Oedipus’ father. As told in the story, Laius was warned that his son will one day kill him. Clearly terrified by what he was told, Laius sent his only son to be killed. However, this plan did not work out as planned, leading to Oedipus growing old and killing Laius, unknowing that he had killed his own father. Furthermore no matter the steps King Laius took to change his fate, ultimately, it caught up to him. He tried to outsmart fate and death, though he failed miserably. His naive nature ended his own fate, and pointed …show more content…
Her fate was to marry her own son. Therefor, she too, tried to prevent this from happening by agreeing for Oedipus’ death upon birth. After she was told her son would be taken for death, she lived worry free, going on like nothing happened, believing the oracle was a heresy. In other words, she assumed the best, but received the worst. When Jocasta got remarried after her husband's death, she unknowing made her oracle come true. She married her own son. In conclusion, no matter the steps she took, or her beliefs about fate, she could not outsmart it. Although the two characters had terrifying oracles and fate lined up for their future, neither suffered from fate as horrific as

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