Topic: The significance of fate and destiny in the outcome of the main characters in Oedipus and Fathers and Sons Fate and destiny possess enormous importance in the outcome and change of the traits of all characters in a novel, especially the main characters. Sophocles and Ivan Turgenev’ novels both stress a lot on the significance of fate and destiny, increasing the degree of intrigue in the plot. In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex and Turgenev’s …showed first 75 words of 1249 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1249 total…both Oedipus Rex and Fathers and Sons. They were portrayed through the journey of each character’s attempt to flee destiny, from their climax to their downfall. In the end, it was their true character that came out. As a result, their true character led to their fate therefore and justified their destiny. Both Turgenev and Sophocles express and make it clear that fate is unavoidable and a destiny is set for every living person.