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Fate plays a cruel role in the lives of everyone related to Oedipus. Not only was Oedipus's life condemned from the start, but the lives of his four children were also ill fated. The entire bloodline, beginning with Oedipus, met a tragic end or led a tragic life through no fault of their own. If not for fate, the lives of Oedipus and his entire family could have been much better off. The whole debacle …

…Oedipus poked his eyes out. Antigone wasted her life leading her blind father around, sharing in his misery. Ismene had live with the fact that she was inbred and her family was cursed by the gods. Eventually Antigone's life ended in despair to. She was separated from her fiancé and died as a traitor to the state. Oedipus and his lineage were ill fated from the start and never really had much of a chance.