"It was Apollo, friends, Apollo, that brought this bitter bitterness." This quote from Page 407, and Line 450, was expressed by Oedipus and runs parallel to the theory that Oedipus was merely a puppet of the gods. Although Oedipus had the virtue of hubris, this tragic flaw just gave more intensity to the downfall of this tragic hero, but wasn't actually the cause of it. Destiny is unrestrainable. It unfortunately and fortunately, isn't something you can prevent. In Oedipus's case, the destruction he was about to cause was inevitable. .
Hubris is one of the prevalent "tragic flaws", that causes blindness, and refusal. Because of the excessive pride the tragic hero has, their eyes are practically forbidden to see the truth, which in most cases is their doomed fate. This was a factor with Oedipus, especially seen when he is quarrelling with Teiresias. On page 442, Line 447, Teiresias declares "You have your eyes but see not where you are in sin." That quote goes hand in hand with Oedipus's inability to see the corruption he has done, and that's a result of his tragic imperfection. That alone is a disadvantage for Oedipus, and gives the story an immense, dramatic downfall. As drama, it only adds "spice" to the story, but isn't the actual reason for his killing of Laius, his birth father. .
The chorus, particularly the strophe, is a support to the belief that Oedipus was condemned beforehand to a terrible fate. "What doom you will bring to pass, new or renewed in the revolving years." This quote, apparent on Page 436, Line 179, is the Strophe section of the chorus, pleading to the gods to have them speak to them, and heal their doubt and terror. The chorus believed that in the end, it all came down to the Gods, .
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since they were the controllers of their universe.
