Volume : 2, Issue : 2, February - 2013
The Interplay Between Divine will & Human Responsibility in Oedipus Rex
Nikhilesh Dhar
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The interplay between divine will and the human responsibility has always been a dominant and fascinating theme in the whole gamut of tragic plays. Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex is not an exception to this. Oedipus Rex, the tragic hero is very noble and magnanimous but at the same time he remains a victim in the hands of the almighty God and His divine will. As a tragedy of destiny the play therefore ings out the contrast between the supreme will of the God and the vain / futile attempts of mankind to escape the evil that threatens him.
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Nikhilesh Dhar The Interplay Between Divine will & Human Responsibility in Oedipus Rex Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 2, Issue: 2 February 2013