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the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to justice. Oedipus swears he will go on this quest to fin...
are sending her and because she has led a sequestered life, Ophelia lacks sophistication when it comes to dealing with matters of ...
In reaction, the nurse relates that Medea, "the hapless wife, thus scorned...lies fasting, yielding her body to her grief, wasting...
also clear that Shakespeare is not writing the play from the perspective that it is about the problems of interracial marriage. I...
In fact, Lewis Wagers 1567 morality play based on biblical teachings, The Life and Repentance of Mary Magdalene, presented a chara...
homes and taking wine, run into the mountains. Two men, the aged prophet Teiresias and King Cadmus, the older monarch who abdicate...
In ten pages this paper examines the tragedy and comedy elements that each exist in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespea...
the still city, which is bathed in ethereal morning light, the city is shrouded in fog. This is also symbolic, in that its white s...
that is perverted by the subterfuge and overt evil of Iago. Examining the character of Iago is enlightening to anyone who has ever...
provide an excuse for allotting the largest share of his kingdom to Cordelia, his favorite. Lear states that the test is so that "...
In five pages this paper considers the unique opening scene of Orson Welles' 1952 adaptation of William Shakespeare's famous trage...
In five pages five scenes from the play are presented in an argument that Claudius is in fact a sympathetic character in William S...
his mother." With these words in the introduction which gives us the background to the story (Sophocles, Argument). This tragic...
This 5 page paper compares three tragedies and their protagonists: Oedipus from Oedipus Rex, Macbeth from Macbeth and Odysseus fro...
In five pages fate's role in this ancient Greek tragedy is examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....
go to her, but only if she will profess love for her father to eclipse the love of any other man. Only if she promises not to mar...
In seven pages the symbolism surrounding the use of the terms Denmark and King are examined within the context of Shakespeare's tr...
lone nut just happen to have ties to violent, subversive groups like the Cuban revolutionaries, the K.G.B. and F.B.I.? Wasnt it co...
In seven pages this research paper discusses the various interpretations of this classic Greek tragedy including those of Sigmund ...
work seems to mirror much of his own life struggles, as well as his journey to accepting himself and, perhaps, his father who aban...
This paper examines Twain's perspectives on technology as seen in both his writing and his life. The author uses examples from th...
This paper focuses on tragic form as is represented by these works. Neither nobility nor commoner enjoys immunity from tragedy. ...
In 5 pages this paper analyzes the significance of dramatic irony in this Shakespearean tragedy in terms of character and plot dev...
will make our lives complete, and for a while they thought too their lives were complete. They were "fair" indeed. Then as we sta...
In five pages Euripides' tragic protagonist is examined in an application of Aristotle's Greek tragedy formula. There are no othe...
and in order to protect the city and its citizens, Oedipus was compelled to take drastic action. Also, he wished to cement his re...
In five pages this paper examines the tragedy of the protagonist's failure to face his own feelings as portrayed in Arthur Miller'...
ultimate sleep that all people must experience. In this scene he is talking to Ophelia and perhaps, in a roundabout way, telling h...
often "little more than a litany of abuse echoing and amplifying the indictments men level against her" (Corum 183). She is accus...
heart. His insecurities are compounded by the dark color of his skin, which makes him a social outsider. Therefore, when he meet...