Suffering is inevitable and beyond the control of the characters in the play, factors like fate, choices and character all lead to the characters downfall and suffering. In Oedipus, the King and Antigone the choices that both Oedipus and Antigone make lead to their suffering, they were fated to suffer from the very beginning and their character was the source of destruction. All of these factors play a major part in Oedipus the King and Antigone because they prove that suffering is indeed inevitable and that it is bound to happen and will happen at some point in life.
