Man's destiny: I think I have glimpsed it-I tried to escape it-I made contributions by solving puzzles-I accomplished it unconsciously-I knew the truth-and I took on the fate (tragedy).

Man's attitude towards fate: strive to resist fate, and bear it with the determination of self-sacrifice and self-punishment after resisting failure.

It embodies Sophocles' view of fate: although human intelligence and tragic resistance are worthy of sympathy, they still cannot shake the absolute dominance of fate.

Oedipus solved the puzzle of "man" with his intelligence, but failed to really solve the puzzle of "who am I". In the process of resistance, he inadvertently realized his fate and completed his complete tragedy with his own hands. However, the inevitability of fate can be questioned-by questioning oracles and prophets, such as the lyrics of the chorus in the play: "Zeus and Apollo are very clever and can know everything in the world; Although mortals have different talents, there is no conclusive evidence that the prophets on earth are smarter than me. " (King Oedipus 498-450)