Role Of Fate And Free Will In Oedipus Rex
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The ancient Greeks believed that a trio of goddesses known as the Fates or Moirae controlled a person’s destiny. These goddesses were thought to be the daughters of either Night or Zeus and Themis and were traditionally portrayed as old women. The first daughter was Clotho, the spinner of life ....
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.... and in turn the universe would have to submit to man, grafting his choices into the linear sequence of events that culminated in the realization of his fate. Each choice would predetermine the next one, and although man could strike off in a new direction at any time by making a choice, his actions would still inevitably lead to his fate. In short, one’s choices affected little more than the where and when of one’s predetermined destiny, but due to the fact that the individual possessed ....
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