How does the concept of fate operate within the tragedy text? To answer this question, I have studied the concept of fate in The Oedipus Trilogy, by Sophocles. References are made to all three plays, with Oedipus the King being analysed in detail. Introduction Are people truly responsible for their actions? This question has puzzled humanity throughout history. Over the centuries, people have pondered the influence of divine or diabolical power, environment, genetics, even entertainment, …showed first 75 words of 4121 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4121 total…against whom fate conspired, and fear that his tragedy could be our own. Words – 4089 Bibliography Sophocles (Trans. Roche, P.), The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles : Oedipus the King,Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone, Mentor/Unesco New York; 1958 Carey, J., Literature in Perspective – Greek Tragedy, Evans, London; 1969 Drakakis, J. (Ed.), Shakespearean Tragedy, Longman, New York; 1992 Internet Sophocles Online - http://zekscrab.users.50megs.com/Sophocles/index.html Sophocles’ Poetics – http://www.cnr.edu/home/bmcmonus/poetics.html