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Oedipus Rex is a fascinating insight into the nature of a human being’s need for control. From the opening lines of the play we see King Oedipus as the strong leader of his city. His strength lies in his ability to control everyone around him and every situation he is confronted with. He is arrogant but his arrogance comes across more as one who is sure of his abilities to manipulate any situation. Yet, one aspect of his life that he is never able to control is his own destiny and when he loses that ability, he begins to unravel. We know that Oedipus fled his home town to avoid a prophecy that foretold that he would kill his father. It is later revealed that he did in fact, albeit unknowingly to Oedipus himself at the time, kill his father. It is through th