Coincidence In Oedipus The King

Coincidences are not always remarkable occurrences, rather indications to a real event. At times we think about a certain individual, and miraculously they appear right in front of our eyes, arising the question, is it merely chance or fate bring two together? Additionally, in Oedipus the King, there are many coincidences aligning with the incidents Oedipus endured, supporting the idea that he is the killer. Firstly, Jocasta reveals how she had pinned her child’s feet, similar to how Oedipus’s feet are injured which seems more than a coincidence as no parent in the ancient times would purposefully hurt their son (Sophocles 45). Contrarily, parents wanted more sons rather than hurting them in order to provide pride to the family. Men were provided

He states, “five men in all, a herald leading them; one carriage only in which King Laius rode … clearer alas too clear”, proving that he is beginning to doubt himself his own belief that he was not at the scene of the murder (Sophocles 46). These coincidences no longer seem to be flukes, rather the truth. For each of these example, it is clear to depict that these remarkably similar traits or experiences are aspects of the truth about Oedipus and the crime he committed. Oedipus is not able to escape from these incidents by making it seem that they are simply chances, as fate has intended a reasoning for every incident, such as bringing the rightful criminal to justice. These occurrences point to Oedipus being the culprit while raising the question, were these events with intentions? Fate is the answer to this as these happenings were purposefully for individuals to make the connections between each incident. Fate is hinting to us the real criminal of King Laius by posing situations which always merely lead to one person,