Can a person ever escape their destiny?
What drives man in life?
What is man most afraid of?
Thursday, November 1, 2007
King Henry IV Part 1
What was Prince Hal's fate? To become the shinning lining of the dark storm clouds? As readers, we knew his background and we knew his future. And he did too. His soliloquoy about becoming the prince, the person he knew he would have to be. But there is a difference between having to do something and wanting to do something. He had to become kingly but he did it because it came to him. He wanted to. And Falstaff's fate? To become a drunken?
It seems to me that Hal escaped his fate. He turned away from Falstaff to become virtous. But at the same time, was that his fate all along?
It seems to me that Hal escaped his fate. He turned away from Falstaff to become virtous. But at the same time, was that his fate all along?
Oedipus
Our discussion of fate has really got me thinking lately and I find myself asking if every event that takes place in my life is already scripted out for me.
And so, can a person ever escape their destiny?
As for Oedipus, he doesn't appear as if he does. But underneath it all, he finally figures out who he is and where his roots are embedded. In this way, has he escaped fate? While he's now blind, he's not dead. It is possible for him continue. That fated event doesn't have to be the end of him...
And so, can a person ever escape their destiny?
As for Oedipus, he doesn't appear as if he does. But underneath it all, he finally figures out who he is and where his roots are embedded. In this way, has he escaped fate? While he's now blind, he's not dead. It is possible for him continue. That fated event doesn't have to be the end of him...
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