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 lineage. Antigone is the product of an incestuous relationship between Oedipus and Jocasta, her cursed family history suggests that she too is subject to the curse. The acts of Oedipus are contrary to the....

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