Oedipus, Antogone, and Media

ANALYTICAL ACCOUNT OF A RUNNING THEME “All those who were meant to die have died: those who believed one thing, those who believed the contrary thing, and even those who believed nothing at all, yet were caught up in the web without knowing why.” This particular quote by Jean Anouilh, author of Antigone, helped me choose fate, one of the more interesting underlining themes in all three plays: Oedipus the King, Antigone, and Medea, as …

…the three plays, the tone of the three authors toward the audience deals with fate and using imagery they suggest that fate can not be changed. The mere attempts to change fate proved to lead to tragedy as portrayed in the three plays. The greatest lesson one can take from analyzing the three plays from the prospective of fate is to leave it alone and accept the reality of the situation when it comes along.