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The Role of Fate in Antigone
Sophocles’ Antigone concerns the struggle of a young woman battling for justice at all costs. The idea of fate is a staple throughout Greek Literature, and Sophocles uses the concept of fate to dictate the actions of a character. Antigone’s destiny is one of predestination, a mission of the gods which begin ....
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.... and Greek drama there is no free will. Sophocles considers free will a mortal misconception and a celestial instrument the gods use to carry-out their will on earth.
Then, Antigone seals her fate by completing the burial of her brother. Under the idea of free will she would have been able to save herself by not completing the task, but since the deed is just and the will of the gods she has no choice but to properly honor her fallen sibling. There s no doubt that her actions will mean death, and even Creon’s last minute efforts could not change her de ....
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