... struggle against fate. To the Greeks, fate would always 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 ... plot is not of such uniform focus as is 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...

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