The Significance of Fate and destiny in Two Novels
Topic: The significance of fate and destiny in the outcome of the main characters in Oedipus and Fathers and Sons Fate and destiny possess enormous importance in the outcome and change of the traits of all characters in a novel, especially the main characters. Sophocles and Ivan Turgenev’ novels both stress a lot on the significance of fate and destiny, increasing the degree of intrigue in the plot. In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex and Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons the theme of fate and destiny is very evident and contributes a great deal to the outcome of the main characters. In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, the main character, Oedipus, the king of Thebes, an excessively proud man, who continuously tries to escape the destiny and the fate that has been set for him. Throughout the novel there is constant foreshadowing about what would become of him and what events should occur throughout his life. Teirasias, a blind prophet, and Delphi, a fortune teller, both tell him that he will kill his father and marry his mother. In both cases Oedipus refuses to accept is in denial of his true life. Another event that shows foreshadowing of Oedipus’ life is when a drunken man calls him a bastard. There are also elements of irony in this play. When
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Approximate Word count = 1250
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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