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Oedipus, Seven Against Thebes & Medea Oscar Wilde once said, "There are two tragedies in life. The first is not getting what you want. The second is getting what you want." This paradoxal statement, when examined, can be found to have some truth in almost every ....

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.... will end in tragedy. After a few more complications, this does happen. Once the brothers go against each other at the seven gates of Thebes, their desire to have what they want continues to destroy them. At each Gate, Eteocles wins; even though Polynius leads the army. Once they reach the final gate, Eteocles and Polynius go against each other. This final gate found Polynius angry that he was not king and Eteocles angry that his brother represented himself as just. It is at this final gate that the brothers both perish. The outcome of them getting what they wanted, or the lack thereof truly did destroy them. Polynius did not receive what he ....