eing is not as important as the safety of Thebes. He again show anger when provoked.In Greek tragedies, you can find a common bond between characters. These characters are responsible for their own fates. In these two plays, both Sophocles and Euripides created a story based on this. I have tried to show that Pentheus and Oedipus could have changed their fate by reacting different at different points during their lives. Each chose the path, which became the tragic ending. “Both characters attempt to engage fate in a fight for truth, to win the battle only to loose the war.” Word Count 802...
