Whenever a character attempts to change fate, this is ironic to an audience who knows that the tragic outcome of the story cannot be avoided. Dramatic irony plays an important part in Oedipus the King. Its story revolves around two different attempts to change the course of fate: Jocasta and Laius's killing of Oedipus at birth and Oedipus's flight from Corinth later on...
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In both cases, an oracle's prophecy comes true regardless of the character's actions. Jocasta kills her son only to find him restored to life and married to her. Oedipus leaves Corinth only to find that in so doing he has found his real parents and carried out the oracle's words. Both Oedipus and Jocasta prematurely exult over the failure of oracles, only to find that the oracles were right after all...
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The Tragic Fate of Oedipus the King When Teiresias arrives he tells Oedipus, " Let me go home. Bear your own fate, and I'll bear mine. It is better so: trust what I say." (808). Oedipus can not accept this and demands to know what Teiresias knows...	4 / 935
Oedipus: Tragic Hero Or Victim Of Fate His inquisitive mind encourages him on as he seeks to unlock the mystery surrounding his birth. What is ironic, however, is the fact that a man as wise and knowledgeable as Oedipus would have tried to avoid the undeniable will of the gods...	5 / 1170
Oedipus - Fate A prophecy is foretold to Laius, the father of Oedipus, that the destiny of Oedipus is a terrible one beyond his control. But when it is prophesized to Oedipus, he sets forth from the city of his foster parents in order to prevent this terrible fate from occurring...	3 / 791
Fate in Oedipus 2004-2005 Spanish 3, Anatomy & Physiology, Functions Statistics and Trigonometry, All A's, Academic Excellence, MAC All Academic Team 2003-2004 Advanced Algebra(2), Earth Sea Sky, Spanish 2, U...	2 / 367