... the insightful mastery of Sophocles in his creation of an exciting play based on an ancient Greek myth, using the fore-mentioned potion to tantalize his audience. The debate over fate vs. free choice has been an intense one for a long time now. Many believe that fate dominates a person's entire life, and that all events are inevitable whereas others feel that we possess the freedom to make choices in life and that fate has absolutely no role in our lives. Then, there are some who believe that the ending is determined, but our free will decides how we get there. In Sophocles's Oedipus the King, Oedipus feared that a certain prophecy would come true, and that he was doomed. People can always choose their own direction in life, but some things in life are unavoidable. Thus Oedipus comes to realize that his attempts to prevent the prophecy prove futile ...

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