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The Inevitability of Oedipus’s Tragedy in Oedipus the KingAbstract: Oedipus the King, one of the most famous masterpieces of Sophocles, is an indisputably classical tragedy in literature history, and Oedipus’ tragic fate, murdering his father and marring his mother, also has been discussed frequently by many scholars. This paper mainly explains the inevitability of Oedipus’s tragedy from three aspects: the dominant role of God in ancient Greek tragedy, the tragedy theory and the tragic flaw of Oedipus.Key words: tragedy; fate; inevitability; OedipusOedipus the King, written by Sophocles, who was one of Athens’s three great tragic dramatists, is the most influential play in west culture. Many a people has discussed and analyzed it since its creating, and the most controversial point about it is the fate of Oedipus--whether it is decided by Apollo or tragic flaw in Oedipus’s character. As far as I can see, the tragic fate of Oedipus is inevitable, which can be illustrated in the following. God is an indispensible and dominant role in ancient Greek tragedy. It is known that the word “tragedy” means “the song of goats” in ancient Greek, which comes from the sacrificial rite of Dionysus. But why tragedy has so close relation to the sacrificial rate which is asking for rich and fertile. Simon noted that only the protagonist of the tragedy to expiate the sins of human kind as a scapegoat could make sure the God feel people’s prayer and give good weather for corps and health for people (2000). Zhu also claimed that ancient Greek tragedy is mainly about the relation between God and mankind, and if we are trying to appreciate it rationally without the background of primitive myths and the view of life of fatalism we will fail to grasp the essence of it (1989). Therefore, the destiny view is reflected by God’s oracle, which is complex and powerful. In Oedipus the King, Oedipus’s s parents got an oracle from God that their son would kill his father and marry his mother. This or