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Crossroads - O has choices, kills father

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O argues with Teiresias who refuses to outright tell him that he fulfilled the prophecy

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personal sacrifices are necessary for leaders so long as the population is safe

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personal sacrifices are necessary for leaders so long as the population is safe

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Oedipus sleeps with his mother. Oedipus's father also tries to kill Oedipus

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O, when speaking to elderly peasants to verify how he was adopted

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O, when speaking to elderly peasants to verify how he was adopted

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He treated the elderly peasant ruthlessly, likely placing blame on him to avoid having to face his fate-determined role in his actions. The peasants unwillingness only strengthened his pride as a king.

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Through the years Oedipus was with his family, not once did they ever even mention these prophecies of ill fate to one another until the events of "Oedipus Rex" takes place, which contributes to the immense amount of tension and drama.

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tiresias is the one able to see ahead as a prophet and knows the truth meanwhile everyone else does not 

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tiresias is the one able to see ahead as a prophet and knows the truth meanwhile everyone else does not 

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It is ironic that Tiresia was blind, yet she was the one who showed the truth to Oedipus who was in denial of the prophecy. Oedipus stabs his eyes so he ends up blind once he knows of the truth.

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It is ironic that Tiresia was blind, yet she was the one who showed the truth to Oedipus who was in denial of the prophecy. Oedipus stabs his eyes so he ends up blind once he knows of the truth.

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Oedipus parents abandoned him due to a prophecy 

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Oedipus parents abandoned him due to a prophecy 

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Oedipus insulted Teiresias' blindness, but he ended up blinding himself at the end of the play

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Throughout play, the Chorus mentions names of gods and ties them into the situations therefore showing how much of a role they play into determination of the outcomes of one's fate. This shows how there was a great reliance on appeasement of the gods and how one felt as though this would determine their fate.

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Oedipus and Jocasta have their prophecies/ version of the killing of King mixed up (Oedipus thought it was himself while Jocasta/ the witness + the rest of Thebes thought it was a gang of people who killed the King)  

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Oedipus and Jocasta have their prophecies/ version of the killing of King mixed up (Oedipus thought it was himself while Jocasta/ the witness + the rest of Thebes thought it was a gang of people who killed the King)  

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When Oedipus could see, he was blind to the truth, but when he learns the truth, he becomes blind

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The gouging of the eyes after finding his mother/wife committed suicide.

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The gouging of the eyes after finding his mother/wife committed suicide.

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His determination to blind himself so he would not see his incest born daughters and feel the guilt more than he already had was the epitome of shame.

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Jocasta feels shame for marrying her son (and perhaps for trying to kill him as a child), so she kills herself

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I would surely be an evil man not to do/whatever the god reveals.
Previous lines: my soul groans for the city

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He is ashamed that he had married his mother and has had kids with her, so he blinds himself.

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He is ashamed that he had married his mother and has had kids with her, so he blinds himself.

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O saves Thebes originally and seems to be a hero, but he causes the plague

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Once Oedipus realizes that he has fulfilled his prophecy, he blinds himself so that he never has to see the tragedy that is his life 

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Once Oedipus realizes that he has fulfilled his prophecy, he blinds himself so that he never has to see the tragedy that is his life 

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O: I consider their pain more important even than that of my own soul.

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When learning of the death of Oedipus's adoptive father, both he and Jocasta were overjoyed with his death due to their fear of the prophecies coming true. Their morals and rational emotions taken over by the fear of their own demise and wrongdoings.

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The queen did not know that her husband was actually her child, but when she made the connection she tried to convince Oedipus to stop teaching for the truth. Realizing he was going to find out, she could not bear the chaos of the aftermath and took her own life, hiding from the truth.

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His Mothers Determination to hide the truth from O that he did in fact kill his father by attempting to convince him fate is meaningless

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His Mothers Determination to hide the truth from O that he did in fact kill his father by attempting to convince him fate is meaningless

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This is a strong indication of a dysfunctional family. His mother was hiding the truth, both from her son/husband and from herself due to the tragedy it would bring their family.

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"And what in her makes you so fearful? Stranger, a dreadful prophecy sent from the God" (lines 1177-1179).

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Oedipus must find Thebes murderer but the reality of it is that oedipus is the murderer himself

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Oedipus must find Thebes murderer but the reality of it is that oedipus is the murderer himself

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Oedipus killed his father, married his mother, and slept with his mother. His parents sent him away as a baby too. 

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Oedipus killed his father, married his mother, and slept with his mother. His parents sent him away as a baby too. 

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O fears that Creon (at this point his brother in law) is secretly trying to get the throne and oust O

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Oedipus cannot believe that he had married his mother and killed his father, so he tried to accuse the prophet of treason. He believed that they were conspiring against him for the throne.

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Oedipus cannot believe that he had married his mother and killed his father, so he tried to accuse the prophet of treason. He believed that they were conspiring against him for the throne.

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Oedipus was so caught up in his rise to power and in his ambition to prevent the prophecies that cursed him that his paranoia gets the better of him. To an extent of narcissism, Oedipus thinks highly of himself, and deems anyone critical of him an enemy instantly.

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Oedipus wouldn't accept any criticism like when the prophet tells him he's the source of the problem. Instead of trying to figure out the problem, he ends up condemning the Tiresias

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Jumps to blaming Creon for being a traitor before he fathoms considering that he himself may be the killer. Refuses to believe that Teiresias’s prophecy might be true. Immediately jumps to usurping of his power as the rationale for betrayal.

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Oedipus refuses to listen to Teiresias when he tells him that Oedipus is the cause of the plague

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O and Creon's discussion after discovering the truth about his fate and gouging out his eyes.

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O and Creon's discussion after discovering the truth about his fate and gouging out his eyes.

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During this moment, O is determined to see himself as a truly irredeemable person, having committed many vile acts. Creon comforts his brother, neither hating nor shaming O, but instead offering sympathy and empathy. Creon recognized this was O's fate but not what he would have chosen had his fate not been determined.

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Because Oedipus becomes so eager to know the truth about his life and then when he does he is unable to accept his fate and blinds himself, we can see that he and Jocasta rather have not known about their realities. Similar to Oedipus Jocasta is unable to accept the truth and kills herself. This may show that they rather have lived their lives ignorantly without knowing.

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Oedipus as a baby looked innocent and harmless, so the decision to save him in his pure age seemed good. Yet it was a baby that was prophesized to kill a his own father and commit incest.

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"For heaven's sake, if you care for your own life, Don't seek it" -Jocasta

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"For heaven's sake, if you care for your own life, Don't seek it" -Jocasta

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This shows how Jocasta did not want Oedipus to find out about their true relationship as it would be damaging to their reputation.

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"OEDIPUS: No, no. It’s public knowledge. Loxias17 once said it was my fate that I would marry my own mother and shed my father’s blood with my own hands. That’s why, many years ago, I left my home in Corinth. Things turned out well, but nonetheless, it gives the sweetest joy to look into the eyes of one’s own parents. MESSENGER: And because you were afraid of her you stayed away from Corinth? OEDIPUS: And because I did not want to be my father’s killer" (lines 1182-1191).

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J: Why should a person fear when the ways of fortune / are supreme, when there is no clear foresight?/ It is best to live at random

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How Oedipus was the one that solved the riddle before to save his kingdom, but in reality he was unable to solve the riddle of his own life, according to the Prophet.

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Seen by all as a good thing, but it’s actually incest.

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Oedipus speaking to the priest in the first scene, addressing how well he rules Thebes

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Oedipus speaking to the priest in the first scene, addressing how well he rules Thebes

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“What feeling brings you to me—fear or desire? You can be confident that I will help.

I shall assist you willingly in every way.

I would be a hard-hearted man indeed,

if I did not pity suppliants like these.” (11-15)

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The prophecies had only determined outcomes and results, but rarely all of how they could occur. It's possible that there is Free Will in the process and build up to a fated event or action foretold by prophecy. The personalities of characters in different situations could be altered to lure them to the final inevitable action or fate.

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Though a king, O's fate was enslaved to that of his people benefit.