In the article “The Greatness of Oedipus the King,” Charles Segal offers an accurate description of Oedipus that states: “the search for the origins and meaning of our life, our balance between one and many selves, our recognition of the large areas of darkness about who we really are, and the effort to explore the essential mystery of our selfhood” (Segal 73). Throughout the ironic tragedy of Oedipus, many universal questions are presented to the reader. For example, is life a random set of events or are we destined to be a product of a pre-determined fate? Furthermore, the play serves to question human mortality and the purpose and meaning for existence. Throughou