(I chose prompt #1)
Oedipus was told that he was going to kill his farther and tried to escape his fate. However, even though he tried to escape it he still got into a fight and killed the people. Oedipus was well aware that if he got into a fight and killed someone that his fate might be fulfilled but he still fought and killed anyway. Mr. Dave said in our class that Oedipus couldn’t back down from the fight once he killed the first man, Oedipus knew that as well. Oedipus could of backed down but he didn’t he fought and killed all of the men and by doing so sealed his fate.
Oedipus made himself “the mortal man the gods despise the most” by trying to fight the fact that he didn’t kill his father even though he had already sealed his fate. He went in search to find out the truth and it turned around and ended up having him stab his eyes out and his wife/mom kill herself (or by having her jump of something and splat on the ground). So my decision is that Oedipus is guilty because he had free will and knowledge of what his fate was but still had it happen to him anyway.
(part 2 answer)
“But my mother’s bed—
I am afraid of that. And surely I should be?” ... This is foreshadowing that even though Oedipus had heard that he didn’t kill his father that disaster still might come upon him and his mom/wife.
“In the name of the gods, no! If you have [1060]
some concern for your own life, then stop!
Do not keep investigating this. 1270
I will suffer—that will be enough.” ... Jocasta is foreshadowing that disaster will fall upon her and Oedipus if he continues to investigate this.
I'm not convinced that Oedipus had both knowledge and free will, but interested to hear more.
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