What is fate? How can fate control our lives? Should we believe in fate? In the play, Oedipus the King illustrated by Sophocles and the movie, No Country for Old Man, directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, there is a similarity of the theme of fate due to free will. On the other hand, Sophocles expresses that Oedipus was fated with pride that kept him blind from seeing the truth. Whereas, the director of the movie conveys that a person gets to make choices in life but at last life ends in death by using symbolism.
Are people responsible for their actions? This question has puzzled humanity throughout history. Sophocles told the audience in the play that we cannot only blame fate for situations that occur in our life but free will. This was …show more content…
Ancient Greeks used the term hubris to describe overconfidence of the protagonist. Sophocles shows how pride can make a person blind and stop them looking at the truth which is shown through Oedipus in Oedipus the King. However, Oedipus was running from the prophecy so it won’t come true. But fate came to him while he was searching for the murderer as Tiresias accuses Oedipus of killing Laius. Oedipus refuses to accept the truth and thought that everyone else except him is telling a lie. “ You have no power or truth. You are blind, your ears and mind as well as eyes”(pg.23). This quote explains that although Teiresias is blind physically, but can see the truth, whereas, Oedipus who can see the natural light but cannot see the reality of his situation. Whereas, in the movie No Country for Old Men, Llewelyn Moss luckily finds out that the drug deal went wrong and then he finds out the briefcase full of money in a dark, gloomy dessert. Darkness is used as a symbol that shows the problems Moss would confront in the future. Later, when Moss tries to shoot antelope shows that he has some flaws although he had tough training when he was in the army. The bag of money created problem for him since the antagonist Anthon runs behind him. Anthon wanted to kill Moss because he believed that he was
Are people responsible for their actions? This question has puzzled humanity throughout history. Sophocles told the audience in the play that we cannot only blame fate for situations that occur in our life but free will. This was …show more content…
Ancient Greeks used the term hubris to describe overconfidence of the protagonist. Sophocles shows how pride can make a person blind and stop them looking at the truth which is shown through Oedipus in Oedipus the King. However, Oedipus was running from the prophecy so it won’t come true. But fate came to him while he was searching for the murderer as Tiresias accuses Oedipus of killing Laius. Oedipus refuses to accept the truth and thought that everyone else except him is telling a lie. “ You have no power or truth. You are blind, your ears and mind as well as eyes”(pg.23). This quote explains that although Teiresias is blind physically, but can see the truth, whereas, Oedipus who can see the natural light but cannot see the reality of his situation. Whereas, in the movie No Country for Old Men, Llewelyn Moss luckily finds out that the drug deal went wrong and then he finds out the briefcase full of money in a dark, gloomy dessert. Darkness is used as a symbol that shows the problems Moss would confront in the future. Later, when Moss tries to shoot antelope shows that he has some flaws although he had tough training when he was in the army. The bag of money created problem for him since the antagonist Anthon runs behind him. Anthon wanted to kill Moss because he believed that he was