Fate in Literature
Fate is defined in the Webster’s Dictionary as predetermined events. Fate plays a huge role in the stories "Beowulf", "The Seafarer", and "Ulysses". Throughout these three pieces of literature fate is looked at in two different ways: free will can over come fate and fate is set and cannot be changed. Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, but no matter how it is handled fate will decide the end of your life. In literature fate plays the biggest role and usually decides the story line and the character’s outcome. When fate is looked at as able to be changed by free will the characters make their own decisions with their best outcome in mind. ... When handed a situation, and the possibility of killing someone, if the character decides not to kill the person, usually their fate is handled to their advantage. When sin and wrong doing is involved fate does not always work with the character.