Oedipus is one of the most well known of the Greek tragedies. Oedipus, cursed from birth, is destined to murder his father and marry his mother. Learning of this curse he leaves his home to try to avoid his curse. Despite his best efforts however, he ends up fulfilling his fate. There are two main opposing parties in this story I think. Oedipus him self, and the gods that cursed him. The gods that curse Oedipus, to me, represent the evil part of humanity. We don't know why Oedipus was cursed. For all we know it could have been because of some petty squabble between the gods. Like humanity, they are random. And like humanity, they are immature, quarreling at the cost of individuals. Oedipus represents the individuals. He has no control over his fate. Despite the lengths that he goes to to try and avoid his destiny, he still fulfills the prophecy. The gods for some reason have decided that Oedipus is a very unlucky man.
Oedipus and the gods' representation of individuals and humanity also relates to chaos and order. The gods are chaotic because they're so childish and unpredictable. Oedipus is a force of order because he opposes the gods' chaos. Because the gods represent humanity and chaos, and Oedipus represents individuals and order, it can be said that humanity and chaos and individuals and order go hand in hand.
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