First of all, he kills his father thinking he was a passerby out of anger “…thought I felt anger and a sinking heart” (Sophocles, scene 2, lines 253-254) “I knocked him out of his car, and he rolled on the ground. I killed him” (Sophocles, scene 2, lines 286-288). The prophecy says that Oedipus was going to kill his father, but thinking about it, if his anger didn’t drive him to kill his father then he wouldn’t have become king or married his mom and there would be no tragic end. To certain extent Oedipus had free will, but he made poor choices. Oedipus also shows anger towards Teiresais when he wouldn’t tell him what he knew. He showed respect for Teiresais when he first came to the palace “to purify yourself, and Thebes, and me from this contagion. We are in your hands. There is no fairer duty” (Sophocles, scene 1, lines 97-99) but became furious when Teiresais refused to tell him what he knew “Damnation take you! Out of this palace! Out of sight!” (Sophocles, scene 1,
First of all, he kills his father thinking he was a passerby out of anger “…thought I felt anger and a sinking heart” (Sophocles, scene 2, lines 253-254) “I knocked him out of his car, and he rolled on the ground. I killed him” (Sophocles, scene 2, lines 286-288). The prophecy says that Oedipus was going to kill his father, but thinking about it, if his anger didn’t drive him to kill his father then he wouldn’t have become king or married his mom and there would be no tragic end. To certain extent Oedipus had free will, but he made poor choices. Oedipus also shows anger towards Teiresais when he wouldn’t tell him what he knew. He showed respect for Teiresais when he first came to the palace “to purify yourself, and Thebes, and me from this contagion. We are in your hands. There is no fairer duty” (Sophocles, scene 1, lines 97-99) but became furious when Teiresais refused to tell him what he knew “Damnation take you! Out of this palace! Out of sight!” (Sophocles, scene 1,