Fate is a force, a principle with decisive or far-reaching consequences that inevitably happens to somebody or something. In Ola Rotimi’s The Gods Are Not to Blame, the destiny of Odewale, the main character of the play, has been predicted at birth that he will kill his father and marry his mother. Thus, mixed up incidents work out to make things so mysterious that the predicted fate comes to pass. This paper, through a semiotic approach, analyses the different elements of fate that worked out against Odewale leading to his downfall. It also discusses the passive role played by the gods and how this fact has negatively influenced characters’ lives showing that the gods are to blame too.
Keywords: Power, fate, irresponsible, gods, blame.
