How does the chorus's view of life and Gods differ from Jocasta's?

Thein
, much like the character , functions as an extension of the presence of
the gods in the world of the play. Like the seer, thewarns against , which is thematically the
downfall of man within the Theban trilogy. They consider the words of oracles to be of the
utmost importance and are all too aware that men must heed their words, kings most of all.


is rebellious, if not outright antagonistic, toward the will of the gods
and believes that the word of a seer is nothing against the power of the crown. Like her son,
her attempts to defy the prophecies of the gods are precisely what lead her to fulfilling them
entirely. Suffering the cruelestimaginable at the hands of the gods, Jocasta sees no recourse
but to end her own life.