Question

Which line from Oedipus the King supports the idea that fate is inescapable? "Therefore, O mighty King, we turn to you: Find us our safety, find us a remedy, whether by counsel of the gods or men." "Each of you suffers in himself alone His anguish, not another’s; but my spirit groans for the city, for myself, for you." "How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there’s no help in truth! I knew this well but made myself forget. I should not have come." "Think of this first: Would any sane man prefer Power, with all a king’s anxieties, to that same power and the grace of sleep?"

Answer 1

Answer:

"Think of this first: Would any sane man prefer Power, with all a king’s anxieties, to that same power and the grace of sleep?"

Explanation:

The line above shows the moment in King Oedipus's story which shows that fate is inevitable. Along this line, the speaker says that no sane man would desire the power that comes along with the anxieties that accompany the title of a king. However, kings do not have the privilege of desiring or denying this power, because being king is their destiny, they cannot avoid their title and are obliged to fulfill the destiny to which they are assigned, even if it has negative points that disturb them.

Answer 2

Think of this first: Would any sane man prefer Power, with all a king’s anxieties, to that same power and the grace of sleep?