Fate and Free Will in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex
Sophocles' Edipus Rex presents a gripping exploration of the entangled relationship between fate and free will. The tragic hero, Oedipus, is driven by an unrelenting destiny to uncover a killing that he unknowingly executed. Throughout the play, Sophocles constructs a narrative thread where Oedipus's every action seems preordained by the gods. Yet,