The Role of Fate and Hubris in Oedipus the King Sophocles's Oedipus the King is indeed a tragedy. We can tell what a doomed life Oedipus is leading, but it is hard to pin down a direct antagonist, or force in conflict with the main character. Yet when I looked hard enough I found the two culprits behind all of Oedipus's misery. Oedipus's fate and hubris prove to play the roles of the antagonists in this story. It all comes down to Oedipus being a good person. He is noble and trys to bring justice to Thebes. Yet at the same time he contains traits, his fate and hubris, that can only lead to his downf