Who Is To Blame For The Conflict In Oedipus

After reading Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, there were many climatic conflicts that kept readers on the edge of their seat. But who caused all of this drama? Fate! Many of the problems that Oedipus and others faced was non-controllable. Oedipus had a struggle throughout the whole story of man versus fate and had a hard time escaping it. He just happened to be ruler during the curse on his town. Also he was even told that his fate was to end up being poor, old, blinded, and alone. These are just some of the examples of why fate was most at fault for the conflicts faced. How would you like your fate to be that one day your own son would kill you? The prophecy stated that King Laius’s son would one day kill him, but after killing
Oedipus has been going through many struggles and now finds out that his ancestry has been cursed causing him great distress. As Oedipus is on the hunt for the person responsible for the
Plague on the town, he is told some extremely shocking news…. “Your mother’s and your father’s curse, shall sweep you out of this land.” (37). This shows how fate is truly at fault for Oedipus’s struggle throughout the story. But that’s not the only thing in store for Oedipus. After getting into a fight with Teiresias he finds out something shocking about his future. “You shall grow up to be old, poor, and blind.” Fate is most at fault for the conflicts in the play. Fate was definitely most to blame for the conflicts arising in the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. Throughout the whole story Oedipus and others are in fighting the conflict of man versus luck and find how fate is hard to overcome. Most of the tragic events happening in the story were by chance, not by choice. Like when Oedipus finds out his fate is to live in a cursed family and to become blind, old, and poor in the future. Also when Oedipus finds out he is to blame for the plague bestowed on their town. This is how fate is most at fault for the conflicts and outcome in the