The role of fate and destiny, and the impact of the prophecy is further seen when the reward for the person who destroys the pestilence brought on by the riddling sphinx is Jocasta, Laius's wife and Oedipus's mothers, hand in marriage. ... Nemesis is inflicted upon Oedipus with his loss of sight, his banishment from Thebes, the death of Jocasta and through the degradation of his children. ... The manner in which Oedipus and Jocasta both display their disbelief in Oracles is also ironic. Jocasta tells Oedipus that oracles are powerless, yet at the beginning of the next scene, she is s...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Jocasta hangs herself, Oedipus blinds himself? ... Both men worry about how their social status will be affected by the actions of the women; Creon is afraid he will look weak if he allows Antigone's deed to go unpunished, Oedipus is worried how he will look in front on Jocasta and his children. ...

• Word Count: 1256
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• Grade Level: High School