The Oedipus Tragedy Sophocles' epic story, Oedipus the King, is a classic tragedy that explores how irony can affect ones life and how fate works more closely then one would expect. It is because of this that many argue over how to react to Oedipus, the king of Thebes. Though at times arr...

Throughout history, man has sought the answers to life’s mysteries. It is part of human nature to question and explore what we do not understand or cannot control. In Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus, the cunning character of Oedipus tries furiously to avoid his foreseen fate and outwit the...