Then, the king is even angrier and accuses Tiresias of taking part in the murder. Because he possesses prophetic power, Tiresias warns Oedipus, “ You weave your own doom, you yourself are the pollution of this country” ( Sophocles 1265). Oedipus is furious that someone confronts him. It is better so: trust what I say” ( Sophocles 1263). However, at the beginning he doesn’t want to tell the truth, “ Let me go home. Indeed, Tiresias will be the first character revealing the truth to Oedipus, “This is Tiresias, this is the holy prophet in whom, alone of all men, truth was born “ ( Sophocles 1263).
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In scene I, the king asks for Tiresias’ help in finding the murderer, but the prophet refuses. In the play, Tiresias represents the symbol of fate.
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In the play, it is the element of fate that leads ultimately to the tragic downfall of the characters. Oedipus is suffering so much that he blinds himself so he will no longer look upon the misery he has caused. Later, he finds that Jocasta killed herself. The prophecy has come true Oedipus is devastated by his fate. Finally, a shepherd reveals that Oedipus is the son of Laius and Jocasta. Then, Oedipus becomes determined to find out the truth of his birth. Another worry haunts Oedipus: as a young man, he learned from an oracle that he was fated to kill his father and marry his mother. However, Oedipus is anxious because just before he came to Thebes he killed a man who looked like Laius at a crossroads. Jocasta, the queen, encourages him to ignore prophecies. A blind prophet, Tiresias, accuses Oedipus of killing Laius. Creon, Oedipus’s brother in law, announces that the oracle instructs them to find the murderer of Laius who was king of Thebes before Oedipus. As the play starts, the citizens of Thebes beg their king, Oedipus, to lift the plague that threatens to destroy the city. In the play Oedipus The King ( 425 B.C.) by Sophocles (496-406 B.C.), Oedipus is a perfect tragic hero, victim of his fate. Fates was the will of the gods, and unopposable reality.
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The ancient Greeks recognized the role of fate and for them it represented a terrifying unstoppable force. One of the most often discussed themes of ancient Greek tragedy is fatalism, the idea and belief that human actions are guided by the hand of fate, destiny, the gods or some other supernatural forces. Over the centuries, people have believed in the influence of divine or diabolical power in their lives. The Dramatic Power Of Fate In Oedipus The King