This essay will focus on a theme   the primary idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a literary work that may be conveyed through the characters, setting, dialogue, plot, or a combination of all of these elements.

Choose one theme in Oedipus, the King or Antigone to explore your understanding of the way the unfolding tragedy is influenced by the main idea. Thematic suggestions include but are not limited to:

Oedipus, the King:

Free Will vs. The Role of Fate

Ignorance or Blindness

Excessive Pride or Hubris

In Search of the Truth Secrets and Lies

Self-Discovery or True Identity

Cite evidence from the text.