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Oedipus Fate Vs Free Will

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The Greeks heavily believed in fate, and the story Oedipus is all about fate and how you have no control over it. In Oedipus, the main character Oedipus leaves his parents after he finds out in a prophecy that he would end up killing them. He tries to change his fate by running away but unknowingly fulfills the prophecy. I believe that Oedipus is innocent of the acts that he committed.

“TIRESIAS: Speak not to these or me. You are the man, The accursed polluter of this land. OEDIPUS: Vile slanderer, you blurt out these taunts, And think as seer you’ll go free.” When Tiresias arrives at Thebes, he refuses to tell Oedipus what he sees about Oedipus. When Oedipus accuses him of murdering Laius, Tiresias gets angry and says that Oedipus was the
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