... manage to teach lessons that apply to life in present day. In Sophocles" first Theban play, Oedipus the King, there are many lessons that are embodied by the characters, the plot and the theme. The most obvious lesson is that a person, despite honest and great efforts, cannot avoid his fate. Oedipus goes to great efforts to attempt to escape his terrible fate of murdering his father and marrying ... avoided, for if it were, then it would not occur in life and therefore not be destiny. Another lesson that is not as clear but is told to us through Oedipus the King, is to accept what is tr...

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