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 begins with her ill-fated family and Creon’s decree, and ends with her own actions. The Ancient Greek plays contain a concept of fate that dictates every action taken by, and every word spoken by a character. Sophocles’ Antigone is not different, fate controls Antigone’s life in various ways including her lin