The main element in Oedipus Tyrannus centers on the finality of fate: no matter how hard characters try to escape, hinder, or alter their fate, it catches up and overthrows them in the end. This manifests in three ways: The first is how characters rely on oracles. The second is Laius and Jocasta's attempt to murder their child to avoid future calamity. The third is Oedipus's decision to flee his homeland for fear of harming …showed first 75 words of 409 total…

…showed last 75 words of 409 total…do to change it. In conclusion, no matter how hard you try, you can't escape fate. All of the people in Thebes believe in fate so they can't think for themselves. King Laius finds out his fate and doesn't like it. Oedipus finds out his fate and tries to run from it but it comes back and gets him. Each attempt by the characters to escape their fate brings them one step closer to doom.