Comparing Free-Will In Oedipus Rex And Revenge Of The Sith

What is destiny? Destiny is events that will happen necessarily to a particular person or thing in the future. It is a predetermined, inevitable, course of events. We do not choose our own destiny. Anything can happen and therefore can’t choose the outcome of our actions which leads to our destiny. Most people abide by the “everything happens for a reason” which is true. When thinking about it, people make a decision, whether it’s good or bad, and then think about the outcome or what it is to bring. In Fahrenheit 451 Guy Montag, a fireman got his life changed by Clarisse McClellan a 17 year old that opened his mind. She showed him that the books he was burning meant more then what he was noticing. Unfortunately, Clarisse died because of a “speeding car”. During these times,

At some point in our life, there would be a time to ask ourselves: what is the true meaning of destiny, the word always associated with fate? Can it be controlled by humans or changed? Is it something that is decided already by the heavenly forces or is it a work-in-progress? The definition of this word is subjected to changed from person to person due to the differences in culture, religion, personality, character, and such. However, regardless of how a person defines the word, they will experience a chain of events leading to the discovery of their own fate. Two good examples would be Antonio, from Bless Me, Ultima, and Paikea, from Whale Rider. Antonio was a boy who struggled to reconcile his troubled experiences with his religion, and

Determinism is the belief that people have no choice in the chain of events that their lives follow, that is always was and always will be the route their life follows. Free Will is the belief that you choose the path your life follows without any priorly determined result. Some philosophers have reached a middle ground as well, they call this Soft Determinism, or Compatibilism. Compatibilism is the theory that a person’s motives are determined, but the path they choose to take based upon those motives is not. Though there is fierce debate among philosophers about which of these the ultimate answer for how our world operates, I believe determinism is the way the world operates. I think this because of the Universal

“You are always only one decision away from a totally different life”(Unknown). Your destiny can be such a fragile thing, you slide between the path of success and the path of failure daily with the decisions you make. Often when you make a bad decision you are give a second chance. And these decisions and chances all lead up to your destiny. Your chances are limited and eventually you are stuck with the outcome you’ve chosen, be that good or bad, success or failure. There are two men out there who know these principles all too well. Those men’s stories are documented in the book The Other Wes Moore. Two men with the same name grow up in almost identical situations and yet one has worked in The White House, and the other

Fate versus free will. This has been a statement questioned since humans could think. Fate is the idea that everything is meant to happen for a reason, commonly connected to religion and the fact that God has a plan for everyone and he leads us in the direction that he decides. On the other hand, free will is the idea that you as a human being has the power to determine his or her destiny with every single decision they choose to make. This argument prominently came up previously in the course as we read the novel Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, presenting the main character Billy Pilgrim in a situation that made him debate whether his life was determined by fate or free will. In Robert Penn Warren’s masterpiece novel All the King’s Men, Warren presents a situation with one of his main characters, Jack Burden. Jack comes to believe the theory that was initially created by Cass Mastern, pointing out how when someone touches any point of a spider web, the vibrations from the touch on one side may be felt on the other side. Jack Burden later comes up with a theory that contrasts the spider web theory. Jack’s theory becomes

Free will is a term unheard of nowhere days because of how much the media portrays that we have to do what other people say such as politicians. Some people are destined to think that everything we say and do has already been written out in a script somewhere in heaven and that God already knows what we are going to do before we even do it.

I have selected the two movies Maltese Falcon and Touch of Evil. Both of these movies are perfect and representing different facts about philosophy of life. Both of these movies are connected with two themes which are following:

Failures and successes in life have led many people to believe that destiny plays a role in one's future life outcome. Some say destiny, the “hidden power believed to control what will happen in the future”, is unchangeable; fate has already decided how one will live their life. Although in some cases this may be true, one is able to change their destiny by the deeds and actions they commit during their lifetime.

In one of the most heartfelt moments of The Odyssey, Odysseus meets his mother in Hades on his journey back to Ithaca and discovers of her passing.

In Sophocles' Oedipus the King, the themes of fate and agency are very strong throughout the play. Both sides of the argument can be greatly supported.  The attributes of a person have either a positive or negative affect on the choices that they make.  For Oedipus, his main attribute was the desire for knowledge and understanding about his own life. Because of this strong will and desire, this was Oedipus’ driving force in the play to lead him to the truth of his beginnings.  His agency is based on his drive for knowledge.

Fate versus free will – this is one of the many philosophies that William Shakespeare examines in Julius Caesar. There are two interesting forces, fate and free will throughout the play that are fighting for control over men. Fate was shown in the many prophecies and omens that characters viewed throughout Act II. Free will was the characters ability to overcome their fate. Shakespeare shows a delicate balance between the two forces. In Act II Caesar’s fate seemed most obvious to him and the reader. However, Caesar used his free will to ignore his destiny, which fate presented. When Decius asks Caesar to go to the senate Caesar replies, “Calphurnia here, my wife, stays me at home. She dreamt tonight she saw my statue, which, like a fountain

Fate and free will are the two aspects that seem to rule one’s life. They weave their hands into the choices that are made. The way one acts are based on these two important ideologies. Shakespeare approaches these ideas in a way that creates a dual mindset. In Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare uses his characters to argue that fate and free will are equally important ideologies that need to be prevalent in society.

Free Will in the Inferno Cantos V & XXXIII and Purgatorio Cantos XVII & XVIII

“Human nature is like water. It takes shape of its container” is a quote beautifully worded by Wallace Stevens about the effect of human nature. Human nature would be the general characteristics that are shared by individuals of certain civilizations. The characteristics mainly consist of feelings, psychology, and behaviours. Although these characteristics may shape up a human being, there are many different many experiences an individual may go through which may result in disputes. In the novel 1984, written by George Orwell and Never Let Me Go, written by Kazuo Ishiguro, readers are shown the ramifications of human nature and the many different ways human nature co-exists in both dystopian novels. 1984 is a well-known dystopian novel that revolves around the protagonist, Winston Smith. Smith faces oppression in Oceania, while being watched by Big Brother, the Ruler of The Party. In 1984, Smith is seen as daring and rebellious throughout. Another comparable dystopian novel is Never Let Me Go. This narrative is about human clones, particularly, Kathy, Tommy and Ruth, and their experiences that are based on their fate. Human nature displays the repercussions of inevitable fate, psychological manipulation and uniformity in both dystopian novels. Human nature are general views that are colored by the influences of people an individual is surrounded by.

Paulo Coelho once said: “I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfill our destiny, but our fate is sealed.” According to oxford dictionary, fate is the development of events outside a person’s control, regarded as predetermined by a super natural power. But destiny is a group of events will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future. Fate is inevitable, but destiny is not. As we cannot determine fate, and the things going to happened in the future, we can control ourselves and the way we will