Mentality In Oedipus The King

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The play "Oedipus The King" written in about 427 to 426 BC. , was one of the three major play written by Sophocles from "The Theban Plays". Although Sophocles had his reasoning to not give himself into the thought of the polytheistic belief of his time because of fear of death as Socrates, he incorporated his beliefs through his work. As himself, Oedipus ,the Theban king and main character of the play, also does not focus completely on the idea of the gods and how they themselves are the creators and for-tellers of everything. In this mentality he is closed minded in in his prime he makes foolish decision that lead to his demise and the undoings of his family fortune and his name. At the beginning of the story we are introduced to Oedipus
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