Fate was an unstoppable force and it was assumed that any efforts to change one's future were inconsequential. ... Fate is most noticeable in Oedipus the King. ... Once he knows that the man that Jocasta describes and the man that he killed are in fact the same person, the king is terrified, and cries, "I have a terrible fear the blind seer can see" (822). ... The blind man can see the future Oedipus, a seeing man, is blind to his own past, present, and future - blind even to his own identity. ... Oedipus falls victim to fate as his efforts to escape the future told to him by the orac...

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In Sophocles' play, "Oedipus the King, Oedipus' village admired him, for he liberated his people from previous misfortunes. ... In the beginning of Oedipus the King, Oedipus ruled Thebes for 15 years and led his village with success and prosperity. ... My spirit groans for city and myself and you at once.... A typical King would have great pride in themselves, but it takes a true leader and a good man to give away his position as king and vanish; leaving behind his legacy. ... After Oedipus blinds himself and seeks to be exiled, he expressed his misdeed to his children and show...

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Oedipus thought he could control his future by trying to change his destiny. ... At the end of the story, Oedipus admits once again that he was the killer of Laius. ... This shows that Oedipus is a king, and of noble birth. ... He suffers a fall beyond his control because he thought he could change his future. ... He was a king which showed he was in a position of power. ...

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Once she decided on a course of action, she did not veer off course even if it meant certain death. ... In her opinion, she was just as capable as the king himself. ... She is the one person who is brave enough to oppose the king. ... Haimon and Creon are also in conflict due to Creon's decision to kill Haimon's future wife, Antigone. ... Antigone not only defied the king so that her brother could pass into the underworld but also so that the gods would not be upset. ...

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In Oedipus the King, Iocasta says that Laius was slain at a place where three roads meet. ... After realizing that the prophecy had came true, Iocasta begs him to let the mystery go unsolved for once: "O, I beseech you, do not! ... Even though he had control over his actions, his future was destined by fate. Therefore, free will has no say in one's life, because people live for the future. If one cannot determine his future, why work for it? ...

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At the beginning of Oedipus the King, Oedipus is highly confident, and with good reason. He has saved Thebes from the curse of the Sphinx and becomes the king of the city virtually overnight. ... Creon holds the same unquestioned supremacy that Oedipus once held, Oedipus now holds nothing but his shame. ... In Greek mythology the gods are rarely wrong in their predictions of the future. ... Sophocles plays describe how once good men turn bad when given too much power....

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Fearful of the prophecy the king had his son sent far away from the kingdom to be murdered. ... Instead, Oedipus was adopted by Polybus (the king of Corinth), were he grew up under the impression that he was the son of the king and queen. ... His war was between happy reality in which he loved for his parents, and the reality of his horrific future, which might be fulfilled according to the prophecy. ... She therefore proved how influential she was, once she adopted a masculine state of mind. ... Finally Oedipus proved his masculinity and power to rule once he had become King and Thebes and...

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(Aristotle, Online) Aristotle once stated: "He must be better than we are; a man who is superior to the average man in someway."... A writer once said, "Fate is something which is usually spoken of in past tense; where future is concerned, there is usually an alternative or uncertainty."... At the beginning of the play, Oedipus shows us that he is a dynamic character by solving the riddle and becoming king. ...

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Once Sophocles is provided with these three elements from the Archon, he along with the lead actor will select two more males to perform in his play. ... In context and in performance, the tragic heroine of Antigone is in fact Antigone, niece of King Kreon, sister of Ismene, and fiancé of Haimon. ... At the end of the play, Antigone hangs herself in her cell, Haimon stabs himself in his own misery, and King Kreon is left alone. ... She believes she can commit any act and experience no consequences because she is a queen, but as stated by King Kreon in Scene 2, Antigone is not immune ...

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Oedipus knew that is was his duty as king to be the one who avenged the murder of King Laios and cleanse the city of Thebes of its retched plague. ... Oedipus sought the advice of Tiresias, a blind seer that could see the future, because he believed that Tiresias could use his powers to tell him who Laios' murderer was. ... At first, Oedipus accused Creon of being in allegiance with Tiresias and was plotting to take over his thrown as king of Thebes. ... Suddenly, a messenger from Corinth arrived to bring news of the unfortunate death of the Corinthian King Polybos. ... Once they finally...

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Once Oedipus was banished from Thebes, Creon took over as King. ... Tiresias knows the future of Creon if Antigone dies but Creon does not want to listen to Tiresias. ... After Tiresias informs Creon of the future, Creon accuses Tiresias for lying for profit. ... Once Creon became ruler of Thebes, he became overwhelmed with the authority it gave him. ... He will never have the command over Thebes as he once did. ...

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In Oedipus the King, Sophocles uses dramatic irony to display how ignorance can help perpetuate order and how pride can quickly tear down that order. ... As a result, he eventually serves a long and successful tenure as the king of Geatland. ... This level of truth is shown in Oedipus the King, the idea that information can lead to disaster is unmistakable; Oedipus loses everything because of his pursuit of the Laius' killer. ... Yelling at Tiresias after he refuses to tell Oedipus what the future holds, Oedipus demands that he be told the truth saying, "You won't talk? ... Out with ...

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In Aeschylus's Agamemnon, the title character is a returning king who behaves arrogantly and thoughtlessly. ... Jason in Euripides's Medea deserts his family for a new marriage which he hopes will further his station, but his old wife kills his new wife and his children, ending his hopes for a shining future. ... He isn't acting like a very good king, and his people aren't impressed by him. ... No king, no matter how hard he tries, can be a perfect ruler. ... She immediately begins plotting against the lives of her husband, his bride, and his father-in-law the king. ...

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Antigone perceived her actions to be courageous and valid, and Kreone, the King, perceived them as blasphemous. ... Her brother's afterlife was so important to Antigone that she was willing to give up anything to ensure her brother's happiness and "future" after his death. ... The fact that she was a woman standing up to the King, of all people, didn't help sway Kreone's decision. ... Once a mistake is made it is wise of him to make amends and not be unbending. ... Teiresias, a old man who could accurately tell the future, spoke these words to Kreone. ...

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Medea bore two children with Jason and looked to having a future with him. ... A future with Jason was not to be. ... "After a painful search I found one cure: I acted at once. ... He was given to the king and queen of Corinth where he was raised to adulthood. ... The servant is sent for at once. ...

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When the king denies her brother a proper burial and makes it illegal for anyone to bury him in Sophocles' Antigone, Antigone decides it is up to her to take justice into her own hands and give him a proper burial. ... Once again, it is important not to interpret that as a weakness in Hwang's writing, but as another perspective on how to tell the reader about the secrets. ... "To Laius, King of Thebes, an oracle foretold that the child born to him by his queen Jocasta would slay his father and wed his mother. ...

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In the Theban play "King Oedipus", written by Sophocles there are three characters that are victims to the tragic issue. ... She gets out of line and very arrogant when she says; Then absolve yourself at once. ... Claiming that no man has the power to see the future, and that there is no need to worry about what the gods will do. ...

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