"Oedipus" as The Architect of his Downfall by Sophocles.

-What compelled Oedipus to act the way he does?
-What events led to cause Oedipus to act as his architect of his own tragic fall?
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Oedipus as the Architect of his Downfall
What is the purpose of an architect? An architect is one that plans or devises. The contriver, designer, or the creator of what is to be. In Sophocles' Oedipus the King, Oedipus in a sense is the architect of his downfall. The extent in which he is the "designer" or "maker" of his downfall is caused not by his actions, but the origin of those actions. What caused those free-wil…