YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Comparing Antigone and Oedipus by Sophocles
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actions is shaped by the other characters around her. Creon is of particular importance in shaping the character Antigone in both...
been killed and because he is deemed a traitor the powers refuse him a burial. Antigone fights for this cause claiming that her br...
In five pages this essay examines gender conflict within the contexts of these 5 dramas from ancient Greece. There are no other s...
In five pages this paper discusses how Creon represents the elements of a tragic figure in this play by Sophocles. There are 3 so...
In five pages this paper analyzed the family conflict experienced by father Creon and his son Haemon in Antigone and how it fits w...
In five pages this paper argues that Antigone is the first feminist work. There are no other sources listed....
In five pages the play's final scene and how its philosophical and theological issues reflect the society of ancient Greece. Ther...
In three pages this essay examines the patriotism of Creon who thinks he has the support of the gods in this analysis of Antigone....
In a paper consisting of five pages the differing gender attitudes that existed in the society of ancient Greece is examined with ...
classic confrontation between the forces of good and evil in the Christian biblical tradition. The society of ancient Greece was ...
where there were festivals and dancing choruses which appear to have competed for prizes (ClassicNote). At one point it appears as...
The political context of the stories of the Oedipal trilogy relate to the society of Thebes and the conflicts that arise from shif...
truth about who killed his wifes husband is being uncovered. He shows himself again as noble by insisting that justice be done and...
devastating plague that has been killing many of his subjects. He speaks as if he is an anguished father: "My children, I am fill...
city is in turmoil. The next several lines have a messenger enter and inquire as to Oedipus home and whereabouts. The Chorus info...
content of his disturbing dreams to Jocasta, her response was, What should a man fear? Its all chance, / chance rules our lives. ...
seek guidance from an oracle. When he returns he tells the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to ...
In five pages this report analyzes how power is featured in these respective works and how they influence the featured characters ...
biological mother and father. On leaving the Oracle at Delphi, having heard the dire prophecy that he would murder his father and ...
The trials featured in these works are contrasted and compared in a report consisting of five pages. Two sources are cited in the...
In five pages this paper examines a passage from the Greek tragedy in order to determine to what extent Oedipus portrays himself a...
This paper consists of five pages plus includes an outline of one page and analyzes three speeches from King Oedipus, and two spee...
In six pages this essay considers the psychological, moral, and literary influence Sophocles exerted in his play in a discussion o...
the god Apollo sees" but Teiresias has not come (Sophocles 36). This initial perception of Teiresias capacity and Oedipus convict...
In four pages this paper examines the play's good vs. evil conflict in a consideration of how divine power is dominated by demonic...
In five pages this essay discusses the tragic elements of Oedipus the King in terms of plot, the Chorus' role, plot elements, and ...
In five pages this research paper examines how irony is used in these tragedies in a comparison and contrast of characters and the...
contrasts dramatically with Antigones ideas, and forms the basis for the conflict that drives the plot. At the core of Creons val...
plague that threatens to annihilate most of its citizens. This plague is interpreted as an act of the gods, who are voicing their...
In seven pages this research paper discusses the various interpretations of this classic Greek tragedy including those of Sigmund ...