Henry IV illustrates what can happen when people decide their own fate. Hal had the opportunity to become King but he also was given the option of hanging around with the pub crawlers for the rest of his life. Although the latter would have been extremely looked down upon and disappointed his father greatly, if it was what he truly wanted it would have been possible. Rather, Hal decided to become the great king he knew he was capable of being. Through his own action, Hal became a brave warrior and gained respect by not only saving his father's life but also by defeating his enemy. Hal decided his own destiny, it was not determined for him.
"And God forgive them that so mcuh have swayed Your Majesty's good thoughts away from me. I willl redeem all this on Percy's head, And, in the closing of some glorious day, Be bold to tell you that I am your son,"Act 3 Scene 2 Lines 135-139
"Hold up thy head, vile Scot, or thou art like Never to hold it up again... it is the prince of Wales that threatens thee "
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Oedipus and The Big Question
Do we have free will or are we given a predestined fate?
In Oedipus it is clear that people are predestined from the beginning. Socrates reveals that no matter how hard a person tries their fate will always come true. Oedipus's was that he would kill his own father and marry his mother. Eventhough Oedipus did not know it until the very end and eventhough he did everything in his power by even moving away from his home to a new city, his fate came true. People make their own decisions but they always lead to the fate they were given from the beginning.
In Oedipus it is clear that people are predestined from the beginning. Socrates reveals that no matter how hard a person tries their fate will always come true. Oedipus's was that he would kill his own father and marry his mother. Eventhough Oedipus did not know it until the very end and eventhough he did everything in his power by even moving away from his home to a new city, his fate came true. People make their own decisions but they always lead to the fate they were given from the beginning.
Lauren's Big Question
My Big Question is:
Do we have free will or are we given a predestined fate?
This is a question that is interesting to me because I wonder whether we are given choices and opportunities and whether the decisions we make shape what happens in our lives or if people are predestined from the beginning each with their own fates which intertwine with one another. Do all things happen for a reason or are the experiences in peoples' lives a result of their own doing.
Do we have free will or are we given a predestined fate?
This is a question that is interesting to me because I wonder whether we are given choices and opportunities and whether the decisions we make shape what happens in our lives or if people are predestined from the beginning each with their own fates which intertwine with one another. Do all things happen for a reason or are the experiences in peoples' lives a result of their own doing.
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