![]() ![]() ![]() Fate is what is destined to occur in a person's life. Oedipus goes to great efforts to attempt to escape his terrible fate of murdering his father and marrying his own mother however, his efforts all seem to be in vain when he discovers that in his great attempt to avoid his frightful destiny, he stumbles upon it. The most obvious lesson is that a person, despite honest and great efforts, cannot avoid his fate. In Sophocles" first Theban play, Oedipus the King, there are many lessons that are embodied by the characters, the plot and the theme. Each of these lessons is valuable and although these plays are approximately two thousand five hundred years old they still manage to teach lessons that apply to life in present day. The plays teach lessons on loyalty, keeping promises, fate, courage, prejudice, and the manners in which humans relate to each other. These lessons are taught and projected to the audience through the plot, characters and theme of the play. ![]() In each of Sophocles" Three Theban Plays he teaches a lesson through a story. Lessons may be taught in many ways, they may be preached, they may be written, or they may be told in a story. Reading through the Odyssey and the writings of Sophocles I explored many new ideas, however when I trace all of these ideas back to there simplest root I discovered that they all seemed to branch from the topic of destiny and fate. ![]()
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