The first theme that I chose was the option of having fate or free will, will determine your downfall/outcome from the play Antigone. In Oedipus, Oedipus' fate is read right in front of him but he says it is not true so he goes with the idea that he has his own free will. But of course in the end it didn't matter if he accepted it or did not. What the blind man said happened no matter what Oedipus did. The only difference I see between the two plays' themes is that Antigone chose her own fate and did nothing to stop but provoked it. Oedipus might have known his fate but went into denial, instead of acceptance. Basically, Oedipus did not choose his own fate and denied it, while Antigone chose her own fate and supported it. These were the main similarities and differences of the two themes in Antigone and Oedipus.
Another theme I see in Antigone to compare with Oedipus is the theme of having a set evil and good in the world will prohibit chaos. In Jean Anouilh's version of Antigone, it shows that King Creon had to make an automatic good and evil person, because there has to be someone to blame in a deal of crisis. He believes that this needs to happen in order to prevent chaos. Creon has the power to make his kingdom burn but instead he uses it for good of his kingdom. But in Oedipus the theme of power will corrupt and make you blind. After Oedipus knows a little bit of his own fate, he tries to persecute anybody in an attempt to secure himself in a way. While Oedipus is being corrupted by this power, Creon takes it into his own advantage for his kingdom. That is the main difference in the subject theme of power and corruption.
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