Fate A Factor In Oedipus' Life In the play Oedipus the King Sophocles portrays Oedipus as a hero all throughout the play. The rough times he was put through made him shine like a diamond in the rough. His discrepancies between intention and consequence in Oedipus the King are rather evident. Avoiding catastrophe is hard to do for Oedipus. Everywhere he turned and everywhere he ran he couldn’t hide from the dreaded prophecy. The unwavering intentions of his put him in his place. Fate was a factor in Oedipus’ life but he remains a hero. A hero is someone who will sacrifice himself for another; a hero is someone who does something beyond range, that is a hero in the words of Joseph Campbell. Joseph also says that a hero has an obstacle or barrier in the way of his journey. Oedipus had many obstacles such as: the Sphinx, the prophecy, and li....

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