The Greek tragedy 'Oedipus Rex', which explores the theme of inescapable fate, was written by ________.
- Euripides
- Aeschylus
- Sophocles
- Aristophanes
Answer: Sophocles
Sophocles wrote 'Oedipus Rex' around 429 BCE. It is the second of his three Theban plays and is considered a masterpiece of ancient Greek tragedy.