Ancient Greeks treasured the pursuit of knowledge. They still saw it as an analytical virtue even though the truth was recurrently terrifying. Sophocles uses the character revolution of Oedipus, to illuminate the theme of his famous work, Oedipus the King. As the play unravels and Oedipus gains self-knowledge, he transforms from a conceited, valiant king at the beginning, to a despot in denial toward the middle and a perturbed man, mortified by his fatal fate in the end. One question that has never failed to baffle humanity throughout history is whether we, the mortals are truly, fully responsible for our behavior and conduct. Furthermore, people have contemplated the impact/control of divine or heinous power as determining the freedom of humans in making principled choices. The two major themes in Sophocles ' Oedipus the King are fate and free will, although only one of the two led to his atrophy and death. The Greeks widely recognized the role of Fate as something that represented a frightening, unstoppable force. It was deliberated to be fundamental in one’s daily life. It is very typical for people to believe that mankind does indeed have free will. And like many other beliefs we have/created due to our desperate need for consistency and control, this one is as delusional as the other. The mighty gods above who control fate maneuver the perception and thought processes in human 's free will. Basically, ultimately fate conquers all. Fate overcomes all. If we think