What Social Context Does The Above Dramatic Meaning

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Moment/scene:
When Jocasta finds out she has wed her own son and she kills herself. Also, when Oedipus finds out he is married to his own mother and that he killed his father and therefore gouges out his own eyes.
What is the Dramatic meaning of your scene?
It is impossible to escape fate as it will always catch up to you.
What sociological context does this dramatic meaning represent?
The sociological context that the above dramatic meaning represent is the widely held belief that there such a phenomena as predestination.
Outline a brief synopsis of the performance:
It begins with Jocasta who has recently discovered that her husband is in fact her son. She then commits suicide as she can bear it no longer. Then Oedipus enters finding

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