ountain. This flawed characteristic prevented him from heedingto the advice of others, primarily his son, and lead to the destruction of all that he heldclose.Ultimately, Oedipus is guilty in the end, not for killing his father and marrying hismother, rather it is his attempt to raise himself above others, disregarding the facts andwisdom brought to him. Antigone, a woman of nobility and idealism, is guilty of theimmature masochistic desire to martyr herself. Creon’s guilt, perhaps the most chosen, ishis inability to recognize that someone other than himself can be right. Thesecharacteristics are fated by man, not by fate itself, and created a web of circumstantialfate. The events brought on by these characters could have been avoided if thecharacteristics were not part of their identities. Thus, it is the characteristics within thecharacter that determines their fate, not fate which determines their character....
