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Essay Archive - Oedipus: Fate is Unavoidable
Oedipus: Fate is Unavoidable
No matter what anyone tries, no matter what anyone does, no matter what
anyone believes they have accomplished, they have not controlled fate. Fate is
uncontrollable. Much like betting on a ³sure thing² and knowing in the back of
your mind that there are infinite factors in the outcome--anything could happen.
Itıs unfortunate that the people of Ancient Greece sanctioned the concept of
fate. In the Era of Enlightenment the idea of God-controlled fate was finally
challenged with the notion of self-fulfilled destiny; until then, men turned to
prophets and oracles. In the play Oedipus, by Sophocles, ther....
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