Oedipus the King

Themes in Sophocles’s Oedipus the King Sophocles’s Oedipus the King is a classic Greek tragic play. There are many themes in this play. They cover almost everything from fate and destiny to betrayal and incest. The main theme of the play is, as it is in most Greek literary works, that one cannot escape one’s fate. It is usually the method by which you try to escape that leads you directly to …showed first 75 words of 1049 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1049 total…suffer. In doing so, he unraveled his own lies and deceit in his own life. In most Greek literary works the main theme is that one cannot escape one’s fate. This work is no exception, and it is Oedipus trying to escape his fate that leads him directly to it. In this play the theme is the same. Although it is tragic, I believe Oedipus dug his own grave, with his arrogance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**