Free Will In Oedipus The King, By Sophocles

What if someone knew something about you that you did not? What if your poor self control and horrid temper led you to your death? In Oedipus The King, by Sophocles, Oedipus begins life with a prophesied future, set in stone by the gods. Oedipus is unwillingly and unconsciously forced to kill his father, betroth his mother, and live the remainder of his life in expatriation. Oedipus depletes his life attempting to find his given place in the universe, by endeavoring to discover his past, and his subsequent resolution of life. Oedipus’ shows many instances of his vigorous temper and his aspiration for his life’s prognostication. Throughout the story, Oedipus substantiates many exemplifications of his short fused temper. Oedipus, when talking with his mother in a striven attempt to solve his past’s mystery, he states, “Nothing!
Fail to solve the mystery of my birth? Not for all the world!” (298). Oedipus simply states that he cannot, and he will not give up on this peregrination for his inevitable future. Even with the most divulging clue, Oedipus makes known that he will not give up his pursuit until he is fully knowledgeable of what is to come. The short tempered Oedipus turns toward torture when he does not get what he desires. The same shepherd who saves Oedipus from agonizing death as a diminutive child, undergoes superfluous and brutal torture when he refuses to confess the prophecy of Oedipus. Oedipus, while in the midst of soliciting his prophecy states, “So, you won’t talk willingly— then you'll talk with pain” (302). Oedipus begins entwining his arms, causing the shepherd tremendous amounts of pain. Oedipus takes no commiseration on even the most defenseless human beings, he is single handedly focused on his life's