Oedipus the King, the story of arrogance, paranoia and a man's willingness to sacrifice his own happiness for the happiness of others. Does a man's destiny designate who he will become? Is it possible to change the destiny we have been given? Or no matter how hard we try, deep down, it is our qualities that compel us to make our destiny a reality? In Sophocles' play Oedipus the King we see a man who tried his best to change his fate at all costs, but due to his human qualities he actually imposed his fate on himself. In Oedipus the King, Oedipus is told that he will marry his mate. mother and kill his father. The oracle of Delphi tells him this information but he wants to change his destiny so he banishes himself from what he believes is his birthplace. As he wonders, he comes across a caravan. After some discussion, due to his arrogance, he kills all the men in the caravan. One of the men in the caravan was revealed to be his father, King Laius. Oedipus didn't know it then. Then he entered the city of Thebes and broke the sphinx's plague by solving its riddle. For this reason he was assigned the recently widowed Queen Iocaste, who is actually his mother. He married Jocasta and had children with her. A new plague strikes the land of Thebes and Oedipus wants to help his people. Start looking for the solution. At the same time he fears that he might also be killed by whoever killed King Laius. At one point he is talking to his uncle/brother-in-law Creon in which he states: “And not as if it were for some distant friend, but for my own good, to get rid of evil. Whoever killed King Laius might – who knows? – decide at any moment to kill me too. By avenging the murdered king I protect myself." (Prologue. 139-...... middle of paper ...... So, Oedipus had every right to be worried. Later we get another glimpse of Oedipus' arrogance as he addresses the chorus: “It is Is this your prayer? It could be answered: Hear me, act as the crisis requires, and you will have relief from all these evils. Thebes, which once solved the problem of the plague, and because it is so intelligent and powerful will do so again delves into the play Oedipus the King we see that even though we may think we can escape our destiny, it is not so possible and the more we try, the closer we get to our destiny As Oedipus tries to escape his destiny, his personal qualities they actually force him to make his destiny true. Not only does he teach us this valuable lesson, but he also shows that one's motivations and actions show one's true colors.