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Question Description
Write a short (~2 pages, double spaced) essay on the topic of fate and free will as presented in Sophocles’ Oedipus the King. How much of Oedipus’ life has he had control over, and how much is dictated by the fate laid out for him by the gods? Has he had any choice or control over his own life at all?
