... " different? If ever a tragedy was described that had no other culprit but the destiny or the will of gods, than that is the story of Oedipus. The plot is well known around the world and shows that even though one may struggle to do everything correctly, "if something is written ... " than it will happen. The only negative character in this story is Oedipus´ actual father who ordered to have the boy killed and then in a karmic twist got killed by his son as foretold, the rest of ... order and is joyous when his adoptive father dies, nevertheless by the time Jocasta realizes what has happ...

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... overpower will and in the end the characters would surrender to their destinies. These philosophies can be seen in tragedies such as Sophocles' Oedipus Rex where it would be the hero's destiny to be overcome and brought down by his own internal flaws. Shakespeare was a prolific ... traditionally expected of a Greek tragic dramas. There are many sub-plots and complex supporting characters that gives one a sense that the story is constantly meandering in different directions. Even Hamlet himself is constantly zigzagging back and forth in his mind with his oftentimes contradictory and .....

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