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On the other hand, if we see that the actions of the men arose from something innate, some quality of character which forced them in some emotional or psychological sense to take the actions they did---in rage or pity---then we can set aside the consideration of chance and suggest that some force far more deliberate was at work in their lives. In other words, perhaps their destinies were such that they could not have acted other than they actually did act.
Whether we decide that the stories are tales of chance or inevitability, it nevertheless becomes increasingly clear that there are points of correspondence between the two works with respect to the characters and surface events. We have seen that comparisons are fair between Piachi and Oedipus. Both men take action which eventually dooms them to tragedy, taking others with them, especially
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