Question

The following analysis will examine Oedipus the King, by Sophocles. The following questions will be addressed: What is the historical context of this period? What are the storylines, as revealed in the document? What does the document reveal about the Greek notion of fate and free-will? Who was the author and does he reveal a bias? What was the author’s intent in writing this and whom did he see as his audience? And lastly, what stands out as particularly meaningful and why?

Then the last portion of the analysis will be your conclusion and should begin:

In conclusion, what stands out as meaningful is......

Answer 1

Oedipus the king ,which was written by sophocles, is a 5th century GREEK mythology. This story is about the king (ie) oedipus who fated kills his father to marry his mother. The historical context of this period is that , greeks believed that god can see and take hold of everything he wants from humans & also he can give everything humans want. The story line talks about how oedipus save his people from deady plague which has spread all over the city. then he finds about his fate and tries to escape from his fate but eventually he get stuck into his fate. According to the greek notion the fate of a person take control over the person's life despite of his or her free will. the author of this story is SOPHOCLES and he throught out his story he is unbiased basically. The author is intended to write this story to make everyone understand a lesson, that an act as a result of aggression and selfishness can lead to destruction because when a person is restless he become judgemental without having control over himself and over his thoughts. the audience of this play according to the author are the ones who have belief over fate.

In conclusion, what stands out as meaningful is whatever the person try to escape from his fate oneday fate will come and take control over the person. ie) if you do wrong to someone, wrong doings will come back in someother way to harm you to take vengence. what is written in your fate will definitely happen for sure.