pe of circumventing fate, the oracle seals her destiny. Years later, after she tries to convince Oedipus that "chance rules our lives" and that "no man possesses the secret of divination", she ironically prays to Apollo to save her husband from his distress. She realises that her efforts are not sufficient to change the predestined course of her life. Jocasta's calm and articulate brother, Creon, also upholds the philosophy that mere mortals do not control life, for he ascribes the concept that the gods control human destiny. Tranquil and unruffled, he articulates this to Oedipus before his self-proclaimed banishment by saying that, "the Gods will decide, not I". Thus, one's life is more than one knows at any given time, for the major happenings are decided by a greater force than humanity, and as such human beings have little say in their destiny.
             All of Oedipus' actions and decisions are well justified. We admire Oedipus because he is very hu
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