Mr. Kleeman I originally posted this as a comment on my previous blog not as an actual new blog which is probably why you couldn't find it but here it is

The argument for fate is easy to make in the story of Oedipus Rex. This is because their is a prophecy told which states Oedipus, he will kill his father and marry his mother. As the gods foretold this ended up happening, although the characters tried to avoid this. By Oedipus's parents sending him to die on Mt. Citharon however Oedipus was saved and sent to another city, in which he grew up. However Oedipus discovered this prophecy and left the city he grew up in, in an attempt to avoid the prophecy. He thought his adopted parents were his real parents. When he leaves the city he fulfills the prophecy. Displaying the concept of fate. However Sophocles' in my opinion has a strong belief in free will. This is illustrated in the story of Oedipus due to his decision to find out the truth. In which Oedipus expresses his free will by finding the truth of his history. This is a demonstration of Oedipus's free will through his determination to find the truth.