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In the story Oedipus the King by Sophocles, the main idea revolves around the thought that a person’s fate and a person’s free will influences both his or her life. As the anecdote laid into action, twists and turns proceeded to lead to the death of Jocasta, “The queen is dead…Oh how she wept, mourning the marriage-bed / where she let loose that double brood-monsters- / husband by her husband, children by her child. / And then-but how she dies is more than I can say” (Sophocles 1379-1382). Seeing that Jocasta killed herself due to her circumstances, paints the picture of her real feelings towards fate. If she was so desperate to kill herself, the reality of fate prevailed to show to have a toll on her life. Just as it had on Oedipus, destiny and declaration from the gods prevailed, therefore proving to show that one cannot run away from what they are destined to be or have happen …show more content…

If fate really was not a factor in Jocasta’s life, the question of why she killed herself cannot simply be answered by stating that she was not worthy enough to the gods. The matter of the fact is that fate, stated by the oracle, proved to have effect as Jocasta could not handle the truth, killing herself to evade reality. Not only can people’s lives be affected by fate, the free will of a person is also indicative to the lifestyle they are destined to endure, “Rather, his foreknowledge makes him act irrationally to fulfill his destiny” (Langis n.pag.). It is hard not to listen to the voice of one’s conscious, but often times the true drive of humans subdues the powers from above. Just as Jocasta, had a strong desire to prove fate wrong, Oedipus knew what could happen to his life but decided to erratically choose to flee to Thebes. With the thought that he could run away from the oracle, Oedipus in turn had to experience the loss of a wife, loss of reign, as well as loss of

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