In Ancient Greece, there was a dominant belief of fate and also a belief about the existence of gods reigned. In Oedipus the King by Sophocles, these topics are discussed. What the reader receives is a clear insight into Sophocles? idea about fate and the gods. The concepts of gods and fate were created to explain life?s unexpected surprises. In Ancient Greece a lot was not understood; science was merely an infant and everything …showed first 75 words of 1970 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1970 total…character. The audience receives these ideas clearly and constantly, insinuating that man is not in control of his future, illustrated by the tragic downfall of Oedipus, delivering a message as important now as in the days of the Ancient Greeks. Oedipus is the victim of both fate and circumstance. He is both a pawn of the gods, and also a person responsible for his actions. He is the ultimate pharmakos (the drug, cure, and poison).