Essays 331 - 360
In six pages this paper compares the protagonists featured in the Oedipus Trilogy of Sophocles and Othello by William Shakespeare ...
In eight pages these ancient Greek tragic protagonists featured in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus are ...
Medea and Oedipus Rex are like many ancient Greek plays in dealing with a sub-theme of cruelty. This research paper examines the a...
In five pages this paper discusses how these characters featured in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles can be describes as mythic because th...
This paper discusses three classic literary works, Gilgamesh, Hayy Ibn Yaqzan, and Oedipus Rex. The author draws comparisons from...
This paper consists of nine pages and considers how violence is perpetuated by the gods in Thebiad by Status, Oedipus Rex by Sopho...
In 5 pages this paper examines how the 'Faustian Bargain' is depicted in the literary works Faust by Goethe, Don Quixote by Cervan...
who had nothing to do with the death of his father. When Hamlet does figure out what is right for him, in terms of addressing the ...
grown son would ultimately come to kill his father and marry his mother. When Oedipus was born, he was immediately abandoned on M...
In five pages this paper examines how a tragic literary hero is defined by Aristotle in Poetics and then applied to Oedipus. One ...
This 10 page essay explores the tragic heroes in these classic plays. Oedipus believes he makes his own destiny while Willy belie...
In eight pages Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Sophocles' 'Oedipus Rex' are compared with Poe's 'Ms. Found in a Bottle' and 'The Purloin...
In 5 pages, this paper considers how the tragedy of Oedipus differs from the comedy Lysistrata. There are 3 additional sources in...
A 10 page analysis of the tragic hero as he manifests in these two classic plays. Twists of events affect these heroes differentl...
In five pages Sophocles' Oedipus is examined in terms of the relationship between the fates and the protagonist in a consideration...
logical for him to wonder. Oedipus was in fact rescued and brought up by the king. Because he does in reality end up killing a ma...
In 5 pages this paper examines this thematic conflict as it is represented in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, Macbeth by William S...
In 5 pages this paper contrasts and compares the roles played by oracles and fate in the mythological tales of Achilles, Oedipus, ...
The mores of society are frequently presented in theatrical productions of the time. This paper describes Oedipus Rex by Sophocles...
In five pages this paper examines the predestination concept and also discusses if tragic flaws can be overcome in a consideration...
In 4 pages this paper argues that because of his life circumstances Oedipus was not guilty for the events which turned his life in...
and political metamorphoses where major thinkers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries established themselves. Wha...
In five pages this paper examines how innocence is corrupted in a literary comparison and contrast of Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bo...
- is what was considered quite unique for the figuratively dark production. Adding literal darkness to MacBeth was the directors ...
upon the very nature of man to enjoy learning something about others and in return about him or herself. In this way, he argues, w...
own. As a result of their inability to take responsibility for the prophecy they suffered at the hands of their son. Oedipus pu...
to speak out. Of course, Oedipus is infuriated by such statements and knows that they must have been instigated by one of his enem...
marry his mother. This involves a very powerful unwritten law concerning incest. While there was perhaps no laws concerning this p...
who others looked upon with envy, and characters who others judged for their actions and essential character. The paper looks at G...
is that so many people believe in ideals like Willys. In the end, what is show is that a man with so much potential ends up losing...