Oedipus first runs away when a drunken man tells him that his parents are not his real parents and he wants to seek wisdom on this from the oracle of Apollo. The oracle tells Oedipus a prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus said that “When (he) heard that, (he) ran away” (Sophocles 56). Oedipus then makes the choice to run away and not go back to Corinth, his home. Oedipus has other options that he could have chosen instead of running away from home.
Jocasta and Laius sent Oedipus away as a child because of a prophecy that he would kill Laius. He was saved and given to Merope and Polybus. Oedipus always thought they were his real parents until he was told of the prophecy. He then set out to find his real parents. On the journey, he kills Laius.
Oedipus was similar to Macbeth because both Oedipus and Macbeth were confronted and destroyed by a set of circumstances, Oedipus by fate and Macbeth by the witches and their prophecies. Oedipus the king is given the throne of Thebes because he answered the riddle of the sphinx correctly. Oedipus unknowingly killed the king of Thebes and took his place and ruler. When he was young, Oedipus received a prophecy that he would eventually kill his father and marry his mother. Sickened by this prophecy, Oedipus ran away from home to prevent these horrid events from occurring.
Oedipus does not want to believe that he is the one that murdered Laius, even though he knows that he encountered a similar incidence like the one when Laius was killed. Another example of Oedipus’ “blindness” is when Jocasta is telling him about the prophecy given to her that her son would kill his father and about her binding her child’s ankles; Oedipus also shares with her a similar prophecy and does not think about his swollen feet being caused by Jocasta
Lady Macbeth is Macbeth’s wife and she wants him to kill the king. Macbeth bounces back and forth with his decision to kill the king or not. Eventually he decides that he is not going to do it until Lady Macbeth talks him into doing the deed. Macbeth killing Duncan changes his ordinary life into a special world where it is okay to kill the king. His next trial was what he was going to about his suspicious best friend Banquo.
Antigone is the continuation of the play Oedipus, in which foretold disaster strikes a king’s family. Oedipus is told that he will kill his father and marry his mother, so out of fear he flees his home. On the road he meets a man whom he kills and then proceeds to
Oedipus Self-realization Essay The events in “Oedipus the King”, written by Sophocles is about the self-realization concept of fate. Fate is a major role in Oedipus’ downfall. Oedipus is a victim of own fate; he was at fault for his actions. He was destined from birth to marry his mother and murder his father. This prophecy as warned by the oracle of Apollo at Delphi would inevitably come to pass, no matter what Oedipus could have done to avoid these circumstances it would happen.
Oedipus displays this trait in the play because he was born to King Laios and Queen Lacaste indicating that he was born to a wealthy home. Oedipus’ fate is soon tested when it is said “It was said that the boy would kill his own father” (Sophocles 19). This quote indicates the fact that Oedipus would have to kill his own father in order to marry his mother. Oedipus soon realizes his birth was something that had to be either a mistake or fate. In the quote, “Child by Laios doomed to die” (Sophocles 66) .Oedipus shows his identity of a tragic hero because in this quote, the fate of his birth was soon detailed that he was eventually bound to die.
He wanted the crown and the glory of being King but he wasn’t ready to do what was necessary to get there, Lady Macbeth pushed him and he did just that. She later then kills herself and the repetitive theme of blood is mentioned when he remembers the young boy who was killed and the horrible act flashes him back to those times. Through this he is changed almost kind of lost at what he’s done and experienced in his life and it gives him a undefyable edge to want more and more of what he already has in order to make sure he stays on top without a question. He thirsts for more and those who threaten his position will fall as a result if they get in his way. He can’t get away from anything in his past or his foreseeable future, “In this speech Macbeth guides us to the tragic centre of the drama of his existence where he feels the overwhelming presence of loss, the true heart of tragedy.
King Hamlet's ghost uttered to Hamlet, “The serpent that did sting thy father's life now wears his crown” (1.5.39). Hamlet agreed to avenge his father's death. Now, his life had a purpose, which is to kill Claudius. Aside from his father's death, there was something else that sent him spiraling down. He was denied access to his love, Ophelia.