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    story‚ fate and free will play a significant role in the story since both of these aspects work against each other. The characters in Antigone are forced to follow their unchangeable fate that the gods had chose for them; the characters lives are then dictated by fate and not their free will. One of the main characters‚ Antigone‚ had willingly chose go against the law of the king‚ Creon‚ to bury her brother who was seen as traitor. Even though Antigone had chose to defy Creon’s law‚ her fate of how

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    Fate is something people do not like to mess with because fate backfires all the time. The similar thing happens in the Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare uses prophets‚ omens‚ and natural phenomenon to inform the audience and the character about the future‚ yet some some character ignore it and eventually meet their death. The whole play is based on fate; however‚ some characters controlled by their fate‚ and some characters control their fate‚ but some characters know

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    person’s life is either fate or coincidence. Fate can be described as something in which is somehow definitely predetermined. Some say things happen for a reason and at times people cannot control how things go. Were coincidence is said to be a remarkable event that happens out of the blue without any connection to that something. In this paper‚ Cass’s ideas on fate and coincidence‚ thoughts on Cass and Kip meeting (either fate or coincidence) and‚ Cass meeting Captain Mike (being fate or coincidence) is

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    The death of King Duncan‚ Macduff’s family‚ Banquo‚ the two guards who were framed for killing King Duncan were all brought about by Macbeth‚ even the death of Macbeth was brought about by himself or was it Fate? The cause of Macbeth’s actions are unknown whether they were done out of Fate or Free Will. It is said that Shakespeare wrote Macbeth as a tribute to King James the First introducing the witches as important yet mysterious characters due to the King’s interest in the supernatural. Macbeth

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    Fate‚ whether believed in or not‚ has been lamed for many mishaps by people who weren’t able to or just weren’t going to take responsibility for their actions. Some people believe it to be unchangeable‚ while others believe it to rely heavily on a person’s decisions throughout their life‚ with each choice putting them on a different path. In Romeo and Juliet‚ fate is given responsibility over several of the tragic incidents that occur in the play; however‚ human error also plays a large role in the

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    sympathy do you feel for Clym Yeobright in ‘The Return of the Native’? 11. Why did Hardy call the novel ‘The Return of the Native’? 12. How far is Eustacia a victim of fate? 13. How far is Clym Yeobright a victim of fate? 14. Discuss the importance of the setting in ‘The Return of the Native’. 15. Discuss Hardy’s use of fate in ‘The Return of the Native’. 16. Discuss the role played by Diggory Venn in ‘The Return of the Native’. 17. Discuss the role and importance of Wildeve in ‘The

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    wisdom is a crime committed on nature”: such are the terrible words addressed to us by myth.” (136). The tragic Greek play Oedipus Tyrannus‚ by Sophocles‚ seems to present Oedipus both as having free will to make decisions and also being the victim of fate‚ which the Greeks believed to guide the universe. Oedipus was acting freely of his own free will throughout the play and by pushing for answers in the fashion that he did‚ Oedipus gained knowledge that ultimately caused his downfall. When Creon returns

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    An Insight Into Fate and Temptation In Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ oftentimes one small action leads to a very significant turn of events. When the witches’ prophecies predict that Macbeth will become King of Scotland‚ his mind becomes set on the throne. Macbeth then goes to extreme measures to obtain the crown. This leads the reader to question whether the witches can actually predict the future‚ or do they simply light the spark that turns into a wildfire within the mind of

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    the relationship between free will and fate and how knowledge of fate is an action that can lead to further action. She uses quotes from other academic essay writers and from Oedipus to further her argument. Silberman’s purpose is to express her opinions about how free will and fate are used in the play. She writes in an intellectual tone for scholars who wish to study and analyse the element of fate in Oedipus. Oedipus’s early actions were controlled by fate‚ however‚ what led to his fall was brought

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    Tragedy is defined as “the downfall of a noble hero or heroine usually through some combination of hubris‚ fate and the will of the gods.” In this play‚ Antigone is has already been fated to die at a young age‚ and one of Antigone’s many themes is Freewill vs. Fate. According to the definition of tragedy in Greek Theatre‚ Antigone would be defined as a tragedy. Antigone knew that if she buries her brother‚ the consequence would be death‚ as said by Creon. Ismene also tried to persuade Antigone. Regardless

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