Part one of term paper
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, on ...

Part two of term paper
... beyond their control, they often fail and make the matters even worse than before as expressed by the authors of the three plays. When Oedipus was born to Laius and Jocasta, their happiness was interrupted by a horrible prophecy: Oedipus will kill Laius and marry Jocasta when he grows up. The mood in Thebes changed from joyous to somber for the king chose to have his own son killed so that he could remain alive. Considering the situation from Laius’ point of view, it is not difficult to unde ...