Antigone The Role Of Fate In Oedipus

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1. With reference to the text, compare the role of fate in Oedipus the King and The Eumenides. Explain what the idea of fate shows us about human nature and/or the situation of choice. It is acceptable for this answer to treat the Furies as ‘human’ rather than ‘god’ but you can also think of them as gods.

The role of fate in Oedipus the King and The Eumenides correlates with one another because it is pre-determined that Oedipus and Orestes would kill their parents. The concepts of Greek philosophy are based on the principles of fate happening whether the situation is being arranged to avoid the situation or the character life has changed to prevent their fate from occurring. In Sophocles’ play, Oedipus the King, it was inevitable for Oedipus to kill his father. Although the parents attempted …show more content…
In Aristotle justification for poetry, he said that plot is the most significant feature of tragedy and the other features supports the primary feature unequivocally. The definition Aristotle utilized to define hero was a person who is of high moral character and generally respected by others. However, throughout the play Antigone contended against Creon's aspects of flesh and blood, the regulations of society, and the circumstances of power. Also, Antigone is the foundation of the sequence of deaths that transpired throughout the play. Withal, Creon does suffer the loss of his wife and son, but the story begins with Antigone talking to Ismene about burying her brother. Therefore, she is the most significant person because Aristotle stated the correct method of plot should be a hero going from happiness to unhappiness. Moreover, the character Antigone demonstrated happiness when she buried her brother and the Divine law was being acknowledged. Yet, she showed unhappiness when she compared her deathbed to her wedding. The suicide scene also displayed unhappiness on Antigone's

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