Second group Discussion

  "I must know it all, must see the truth at last."Oedipus finally knows that he killed his father and slept with his mother. My group and I talked about the three fold path. It's in the shape of a barbecue fork and it also represents Oedipus' three identities. One of his identities is him as the king of Thebes and another identity is being the prince of Corinth. Both of those paths and identities meet to the phocis point which means focus. When both of Oedipus' identities meet he becomes a beggar which is the path of his future. Oedipus fate is him being someone and becoming nothing. 

  Sophocles is sending a message to the reader that no one can change or escape their fate, it is their destiny. Just like Oedipus tried to do. Oedipus' birth parents heard of the prophecy that their son, Oedipus, will kill his father and sleep with his mother. Because of this they gave Oedipus to their Shepard and leave Oedipus on the top of the farthest mountain to die.  The Shepard pitied Oedipus and saw a Shepard who was from Corinth and gave Oedipus to him. The Shepard from Corinth turned out to be the messenger who sent the message about Polybus to Oedipus.  Oedipus' birth parents tried to change Oedipus' fate but karma hit back. Oedipus is consumed in his hubris that he tries to escape his fate but in reality it hasn't.