Comments of Oedipus the King about Apollo and Prophecy

Comments of Oedipus the King about the Role of Apollo and Prophecy
Introduction
Oedipus, the king, comments strongly to his friends about the prophecy of the oracles and the role Apollo pray in his suffering and his tragic ending. Bitter words of lamentation characterize the remarks of Oedipus, the king regarding Apollo or the gods. Oedipus terms the gods will on his destiny as a form of oppression and which should not have come from the gods. For instance, he says that darkness remains his world as the care of the Apollo is not felt. Oedipus blames the gods entirely and says that his bitterness and sorrows are all from Apollo. His comments are sorrowful and emotional when he mentions that Apollo has always been his hand but ended up striking him. Oedipus observes that his current state is a shame to the people of Thebes and brings agony instead of joy. Out of anger for the gods due to the prophecy, he tells his friends to take him away or kill him as the gods that are supposed to offer protection and are causing misery to his life. He also states that the gods have cursed and hated him above all men in the world (OK. 1510−1531).
Oedipus observes that, if it were not for Apollo, then the evil prophecy would not have come to pass, the prophecy of the oracle that led him into killing his father and marrying his mother. He looks at his life as one full of impurity and without any god to guide. He painfully sees himself as a poor child being punished by the same gods that created him.

He prays for the most terrible illness to attack and devour him. The worst fear of king Oedipus is about the unknown fate that will befall him after he dies. He is afraid of meeting his father and mother in the other world after all the undeserving sins he did to them. He claims that the punishment that suits him best is hanging. Oedipus feels sad about his children and wonders if he should face them again. He becomes bitter to his friends and commands them to stop giving him any more counsel about his tribulations. Through his lamentations against Apollo, Oedipus seems afraid of meeting his people and even looks back in the young days and feels sorry about the manner in which bitter things have come his way (OK. 1540−1546).
Oedipus believes that the gods are not on his side and are the reason for his lowered status and reputation in Thebes. He observes that gods are meant to be infallible and perfect and ones that stand for equity and justice. Nonetheless, Oedipus feels that Apollo has planned to terminate him and family without any reason. He believes gods are responsible for controlling fate and are the ones to blame for the fateful events in his life. He believes that if the gods were on his side, they could have reduced the magnitude of his misery. However, with all the complaints against Apollo, Oedipus accepts that his blindness was his cause and not from Apollo (OK. 1550-1590).
Conclusion
At the end of the play, Oedipus attributes his suffering as gods sent through his parents Jocasta and Laius when they decided to kill the child to get rid of the prophecy of oracles. Through his comments, Oedipus says it is beyond his human power to control the events that took place and led to him marrying his mother and killing his father and blames Apollo for his suffering.

References
Shakespeare, W, Oedipus King Sophocles, retrieved from http://abs.kafkas.edu.tr/upload/225/Oedipus_the_King_Full_Text.pdf