Question

What viewpoint is conveyed by Sophocles through the following lines spoken by Choragos at the end of the play?

CREON. I did but pray for what I most desire.
Chor. Pray thou for nothing more. For mortal man
There is no issue from a doom decreed.
A.The Gods cannot help save someone from poor decisions he/she has made.
B.The Gods will look kindly upon man's prayers as long as he asks for what he wants.
C.Even though man may pray, the Gods cannot grant all of his desires.
D.Man should not ask God for the things he desires; man should accomplish these things on his own.

Answer 1

The meaning of the line is:

A.The Gods cannot help save someone from poor decisions he/she has made.

Step-by-step explanation:

Creon has committed a grave sin by the killing of his own kin partly because he wanted the throne and thus has brought ruin to his own people after the unknowing act of Oedipus and now his willingly killing of his own kin.

When he is repenting and praying to the god for forgiveness, it is through the character of Charagos that the authorial voice speaks and tells him something.

That is being told to him that he must pay for what he has done and he will not be forgiven