... means that destiny cannot be avoided, for if it were, then it would not occur in life and therefore not be destiny. Another lesson that is not as clear but is told to us through Oedipus the King, is to accept what is true, especially when one does not wish to do so. We must face reality with a strong, confident attitude and not shy away from it ... delivers many messages in the same way, through the characters, through the plot and through the theme. As the lessons in the previous play were mainly based on the course of human lives, I believe that the lessons in Oedipus at Colonus are m...

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