A central theme of the story of Oedipus is the theme of fate and free will.
Oedipus was the King of Thebes, He killed his father and made his mother his wife. He had no free will or the ability to make personal choices.
There was a prophesy that he was going to kill his father someday and marry his mother. Even though he left Corinth to avoid fulfilling the prophesy, it still came to pass.
This prophesy automatically brings him closer to his fate. As he tried to get to the root of Lauis's death and his birth, he eventually realizes what he has done.
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