Questions. The characters represent the positions and world views, but their questions in the play betray their philosophies.
In Oedipus Rex, different ethical positions and worldviews are represented by different characters.
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The characters in Oedipus Rex may be thought of as representing different ETHICAL POSITIONS or WORLDVIEWS. yay for wiki!! hallahaks
ethical positions; worldviews
Fate and free will are the two opposing worldviews in Oedipus Rex.
Do our choices ultimately affect our lives, or does fate rule?
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The characters in Oedipus Rex may be thought of as representing different ETHICAL POSITIONS or WORLDVIEWS. yay for wiki!! hallahaks
ethical positions; worldviews
Our lives are both determined by fate and freewill.
Fate and free will are the two opposing worldviews in Oedipus Rex.
Do our choices ultimately affect our lives, or does fate rule?
Fate; free will
Through what happens to Oedipus two worldviews are presented in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a lack of human control over life's happenings versus the role of free will are the two worldviews in "Oedipus Rex." Theban King Oedipus embodies both views, because a prophecy says that he is fated to kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus determines to thwart that fate, but every action that he takes just leads him closer to the prophecy's fulfillment. Admittedly, his choices are not among the best. So the question becomes whether or not the outcome is the same regardless of what better or worse choices and actions Oedipus makes and takes.
Oedipus's flaws and errors are a major factor in bringing about his downfall, thus supporting the worldview that our own actions control our destiny.
Fate versus free will are the worldviews that Sophocles presents in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, fate describes a worldview in which the twists and turns in life are predetermined. Free will describes a worldview in which the twists, turns and outcomes result from individual choices. But Sophocles does not separate the worldviews. Instead, he mixes them to the extent that all of Theban King Oedipus' panic stricken and uninformed but free will choices lead him precisely to the points where his prophesied fate says he will be as his father's killer and his mother's husband.
Fate versus free will are philosophical positions that are evident in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. -- 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the position of fate is evidenced by the relentless realization of the dreadful fate of killing a father and marrying a mother. It also is manifest in the insights of Teiresias the blind prophet and in some of the words of Theban King Oedipus. But at the same time, the position of free will is represented by Oedipus as well as his wife Jocasta and her first husband Laius. All three make concerted efforts to sabotage fate and subvert divine will.
Oedipus shows how fate is going to happen no matter what you do. This story actually shows that the intentions of the parents actually ensured that the oracle was going to happen.