... fate is like denying his true identity, because he was meant to be the person who fulfilled the prophecy sent by the gods, no matter how tragic it might be. Oedipus attempts to avoid his fate on more than one occasion throughout his lifetime, all the while not accepting his inevitable doom ... stems from his perception of himself from others as godlike. An example of this public perception is in the beginning of the story when the priest proclaims, "We thought of you as of a God (line 31), and "this land of ours calls you its savior since you saved it once (lines 47-48). Teiresias ... ...

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... , Antigone. When it comes to giving her brother Polynices a proper burial, Antigone will stop at nothing. "I will bury him myself. And even if I die in the act, that death will be a glory an outrage sacred to the gods! I have longer to please the dead than to please the living here" ... quot; by far, and has to lecture Macbeth on how to disguise himself on front of the guests. She arranges how King Duncan will be killed, how his guards will be distracted, and how even the knives used will be from the guards. All of a sudden, we see a challenge of authority between Lady Macbeth and Mac...

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