How Is Oedipus Rex Fate Vs Free Will

Sophocles portrays the Freudian theory, the Oedipal complex, in his tragedy, Oedipus Rex; through his use of symbolism he is able to establish the role of the id, ego and superego to obscure the meaning of Oedipus's existence ;while reaviling it at the same time.
The nature of fate vs. free will is complex and mysterious in Oedipus. However, it is by the God, Apollo; that is revealed to the reader that Oedipus will carry out with the tragedies that will unfold the play. Oedipus ignorance towards his fate sets out to discovering the tragic truth behind his existence.
The persistence of truth and the recognition of this helped to unfold the tragic play. Sophocles persistently attempts to reveal the truth of his life and meaning to Oedipus;
For truth Lies and truth seeking all revolve around vision. Oedipus as portrayed in the play is the master of riddless for he was the only one who was able to defeat the riddle of the sphinx. Yet he can’t unfold his destined path; as it stands before him. The truth seems to be buried out of sight, yet for the blind prophet Teiresias it's all as clear as water. Almost as if Sophocles was stating that ignorance makes one just as blind as the one who can’t see. Therefore, when the truth is finally revealed to him Oedipus takes both his eyes off living him just as blind as he was when he could see. Sigmund Freud has developed many theories that have become major part of literary criticisms. Oedipus Rex formed part of one of his greatest theories the Oedipal Complex. The great sequence of misfortunes and tragedies presented In Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus Rex has opened up many new doors in the field of
The id comes into play in Oedipus Rex when Oedipus is in the search of Laius’s murderer. Leading him into the stage of the ego. The ego is the part of the mind that according to Freud controls ones defense mechanisms, such as: avoidance, denial and rationalization,. Many of these mechanisms are portrayed in the Tragedy when Tiresias is to tell Oedipus the meaning of his life and the fate he was destined carry out. The superego is the part of one's mind that holds control over how one judges both their actions and the actions of others. In the tragedy the Oedipal Complex comes into play through this part of the miind because it is the judging of Oedipus’ and Jocasta's actions that give the play it's ending. Oedipus rex Psychoanalytic approach Based on Sigmund Freud’s iceberg theory is that the brain mechanisms are controlled by the three main parts of the brain that shapes one's train of thought. This is mainly visible amongst young males that are between the ages of 3-5; this is because the human brain is in the development process and is forming their