Since Oedipus was born his fate has always been to kill his father and
marry his mother Jocasta. Since learning this Oedipus will do everything to
escape from his own land unfortunately, running away does no good for him and
no matter how much free will men he gets his fate will already determined. Oedipus
tries everything to avoid the various prophecies made about his but in the end
is a victim of his own fate.
Oedipus destiny will always catch up to him
no matter where he goes to or hides. He unknowingly kills his own father by
doing this he had already will fulfill part of the prophecy without even
knowing it. He then weds his own mother
and has children with her again not having any clue he is accomplishing the prophecy
he thought he forever escaped from. I think Oedipus has no free will and will
always be a victim of his own destiny, knowing that prophecies do control your
fate Oedipus should have been smarter in making the choices he made. He already
knew what was going to happen so he should have never killed just any man in
the street out of anger, and married just any lady and has kids with her. He
should have avoided these conflicts and should have seen the resemblance with
this and his destiny.
Blind Tiresias told Oedipus his visions
from the gods. He says “I say you
are the murderer of the king whose murderer you seek”. Oedipus at first doesn't believe him but quickly finds a way to avoid it. Oedipus being arrogant
makes fun of Tiresias for being blind but he responds with "You have your
eyes but see not where you are in sin, nor where you live, nor whom you live
with" Meaning he is shown his prophecy, and has to believe it. Without
knowing it later on him will fall into his own fate, and he will learn that it
will be impossible to get out of. Oedipus is taught that the way you will react
to your destiny is a matter on your free will and making better choices will
result is a better outcome.
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