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In 5 pages this paper discusses the barbarian's role in the characterization of Medea in this analysis of the classic tragedy by E...

In five pages Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero is applied to these two literary monarchs. One source is cited in the bibli...

of Dardania, best hope of Troy,/What kept you from us for so long, and where? From what far place, O Hector, have you come, Long, ...

the "sheet-anchors," i.e., the weapons that will be their salvation (Aristophanes). Lysistrata gathers together women from all o...

as his overarching rationale, as he is also in Birmingham "because "injustice is here" (King). In analyzing the situation in Bir...

finer points of interpretation. However, the general consensus, down through the ages, is that Sophocles main theme had to do with...

is true that Greek culture allowed infanticide via death by exposure, this custom was typically reserved for girls and babies with...

grown son would ultimately come to kill his father and marry his mother. When Oedipus was born, he was immediately abandoned on M...

content of his disturbing dreams to Jocasta, her response was, What should a man fear? Its all chance, / chance rules our lives. ...

to work to include everyone. Now lets consider a scene from Oedipus Rex and how it could be staged, and what that tells us about...

contribution to the image in Greek mythology is the story of Chiron, who was born of a union between Zeus and Ixion, the son of Ar...

In six pages this essay discusses how Oedipus would have been more content without the knowledge of his fated life in this themati...

In five page this paper considers Gods and their roles in ancient Greek society and literature in a consideration of a passage fro...

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...

In five pages this paper examines a passage from the Greek tragedy in order to determine to what extent Oedipus portrays himself a...

far more meaning that representing daily life. According to one particular author, "The Cycladic civilization of the Aegean sea...

A 10 page analysis of the tragic hero as he manifests in these two classic plays. Twists of events affect these heroes differentl...

This 10 page essay explores the tragic heroes in these classic plays. Oedipus believes he makes his own destiny while Willy belie...

This paper discusses three classic literary works, Gilgamesh, Hayy Ibn Yaqzan, and Oedipus Rex. The author draws comparisons from...

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...

achieved little even though they are in their 30s when the play opens. Linda, Willys wife, desperately tries to hold the family ...

Alabama because he was "invited here" and because of his "organizational ties" to the area (King). Statement of Understanding: H...

the way; at the same time, the "old man," who was watching carefully, "struck me from his carriage, / full on the head with his tw...

having given his word, feels that he has no choice but to keep it, even though he fears, rightly, that the boy will end in disaste...

hard we try to turn it aside. As far as ironic speeches, the play is full of them, but two that we can consider are at lines 59-6...

"Oedipus the King" (The Classics Pages: Antigone). Before Oedipus came onto the scene it seems that Creon may well have had a ch...

watch these plays we see not only human frailty, but the workings of fate. Consider Oedipus: he killed his father and married his ...

this writer/tutor encourages the student to reread the play, noting passages that support the chosen theme. While certainly study ...

an already contradictory situation. Consider how she acknowledges the baby as both "my son" and as "valuable property." Her matern...

the gods. Oedipus also inflicts the cost of blood on himself, stabbing out his own eyes. While naturally, in modern democracies,...