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Contrast the role of women in Oedipus the King with the role of women in any other ancient Greek writings we have read this term Be sure to do more than just observe the differences or similarities I want to see a point argued here

...... In Oedipus, the fulfillment of fate is the ultimate undesirable element, and can be compared to the idea of evil in Beowulf. There is however no apparent duality that differentiates the women of the play, except in terms of maturity and in terms of their role as compared to that of men. Interestingly, a woman, Jocasta, is the cause of the undesirable event. She attempts to break the curse by what she believes is the murder of her son. Eventually however she is driven to suicide by her failure. Whereas the female characters in Beowulf then remain fairly static in their status as representatives of good or evil, Jocastas role changes in terms of both the concrete and the symbolic
Initially, Jocasta is the personification of female nobility. After the murder of her husband, Oedipus takes his place as both husband and king. With Jocasta, he fathers two daughters. Ismene and Antigone, although innocent, ultimately share in the fate of their parents. Jocastas downfall occurs together with that of her husband. As he is gradually revealed as simultaneously husband and son as well as father and brother, the shame that takes his sight takes her life......