FATE AND FREE WILL IN SOPHOCLES' OEDIPUS REX

Sophocles' Edipus Rex presents a intriguing exploration of the fraught relationship between fate and free will. The piteous hero, Oedipus, is driven by an unrelenting destiny to unravel a homicide that he unknowingly committed. Throughout the play, Sophocles crafts a narrative thread where Oedipus's every movement seems preordained by the gods. Yet