INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the question below. Your essay should be around 1000 words in length. Remember to write your essay by following the essay-writing format with an introduction, content, and conclusion.

In the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, the central theme is fate and free will. In your essay try to answer these questions:

1. Explain two of the character flaws of Oedipus.
2. Explain whether Oedipus is trapped by the fate designed by the gods or whether he has free will to decide his own future? Give examples.