Oedipus Rex follows the clear nature of a tragedy‚ in that it encompasses the common conventions of a Greek Tragedy‚ with ones life being controlled by fate and the gods. The gods inflict ate on Oedipus which leads to serious characteristic flaws including hubris‚ and the tragedy ends with a nemesis worse than death. The tragic nature of the play and the themes are conveyed not only through these features‚ but also through the role of the chorus and dramatic techniques including irony. Oedipus is
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lyricist‚ Paulo Coelho claimed‚ “I can control my destiny‚ but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left‚ but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfil our destiny‚ but our fate is sealed”. In today’s society‚ many people are conflicted on whether events in one’s lives are driven by one’s choices or are simply meant to be. Coelho believes that both free will and fate play a role in one’s life‚ he says that one has the power to make
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Who is ultimately responsible for the tragedy of Macbeth? It could be said that Macbeth´s strive for power affects every aspect of his life‚ and this motivation eventually leads to his demise. Many different factors play a pivotal role in deciding his ill-fated future. With his wife´s cajoling‚ and the three witches´ foretelling of his future‚ Macbeth‚ will stop at nothing to gain position as King of Scotland. It could be said that Lady Macbeth is responsible. She bullies him‚ emotionally blackmails
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Oedipus‚ The Tragic Hero The story of Oedipus is a prime example of a classic tragedy. A classic tragedy is described as a story that involves a successful being who‚ because of a flaw‚ experiences a downfall. Like a classical tragedy‚ Oedipus is a tragic hero whom fulfills his prophecy and brings disaster and tragedy to his city and family. The story of Oedipus has the elements for a classic tragedy‚ such as Oedipus’s tragic tale‚ the developing of the plot‚ and the downfall at the end. A tragic
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Dido tragically committed suicide after Aeneas left to continue his adventure. Although she was manipulated by the gods‚ she is ultimately responsible for her own fate. Dido was affected by many tragic events that were completely out of her control. However‚ these events were created with the intent of either helping Aeneas get to Italy or to prevent him from getting to Italy. Cupid made her fall in love with Aeneas‚ because Venus wanted to guarantee Aeneas’ safety (1.782-821). Juno gets her to
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Human Nature: Fate vs. Free Will For centuries‚ it has been human nature to strive for freedom. We struggle to create our own futures‚ regardless of our presumed fate. Songwriters‚ artists and even play writes constantly include stories of free will and destiny. Sophocles‚ a famous Greek playwright‚ beautifully includes fate and free will as themes in his plays Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus. This motif is so abundant in Greek literature because oftentimes characters try to avoid an
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What does it mean to be a conspirator? Is it someone who is involved in the harmful or illegal activity‚ or is it one who plots the crime? In the tragedy Macbeth‚ written by Shakespeare‚ Macbeth‚ driven by greed and ambition‚ carries his wife along with him through his mischievous acts to expedite being crowned king. However‚ Lady Macbeth is not to be held accountable for the crimes committed because of her mental instability and lack of involvement. Lady Macbeth can not be held accountable for
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of Rome‚ but the Roman people did not see him as honorable once he killed Caesar alongside the conspirators. Cassius had a big influence on Brutus’ death‚ in both good ways and bad ways. If Brutus had been able to trust the other conspirators his fate could have ended differently. The basis of his suicide was a major effect of his irrational choices. Brutus was impractical at times and honorable at others‚ but his decisions led to a tragic death for him. Brutus’ demise could have had a better
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depicts Oedipus‚ the king of Thebes in Ancient Greece‚ must find and punish the old king’s killer. But tragically brings on his downfall while uncovering the killer and lunges himself right into the prophecy‚ where he is going to kill his father and lay with his mother‚ that he tried to avoid. Plays such as this one contributed to Greek society by teaching lessons to the people. In Oedipus.Rex‚ he later found out the prophecy came true and must be punished for killing his father‚ but Oedipus is innocent
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Power of Fate vs. Free Will in Medea and Macbeth Throughout both Medea and Macbeth‚ there is a clear and heavy presence of the gods. This begs the question‚ are the characters in charge of their own destiny‚ or are their fates already written? Fate is described as “that which is inevitably predetermined; destiny.” It can be said that it is the gods who are in charge of creating the character’s fates. In both Medea and Macbeth‚ there is a common theme of placing too much trust into fate‚ rather than
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