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In five pages this essay compares and contrasts these two literary works regarding the portrayal of morality in each. There are n...

In eight pages the protagonists of each play are compared and contrasted in terms of desire for truth, changes, and the collision ...

In seven pages this research paper discusses the various interpretations of this classic Greek tragedy including those of Sigmund ...

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 essay examines how justice is conceptually portrayed in this tragic play by Sophocles. There are no other sources ...

on a number of issues. Jocasta is presented in Oedipus the King as a middle-aged woman, a bit reserved, and uncomfortable in the ...

plague that threatens to annihilate most of its citizens. This plague is interpreted as an act of the gods, who are voicing their...

murder, Oedipus remarks, absentmindedly, "Strange, hearing you just now . . . my mind wandered, my thoughts racing back and forth"...

the Chorus suggests that it could be the work of the gods (Sophocles). Rather than consider someone elses viewpoint, Creon begins ...

city is in turmoil. The next several lines have a messenger enter and inquire as to Oedipus home and whereabouts. The Chorus info...

truth about who killed his wifes husband is being uncovered. He shows himself again as noble by insisting that justice be done and...

have to hear; and he ends up discovering the truth about himself, a truth so agonizing and abhorrent that he blinds himself (Sopho...

Family crisis). However, society itself is made up of smaller units, of which the family is one, and therefore structural function...

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

and instead gives the infant to another shepherd, who takes the boy to Polybus, king of Corinth, who raises it as his own (Sophocl...

that others do not. We need to understand the obstacles these children face in order to help them and by doing so, help society as...

concerned for his people; self-regarding but caring. This paper answers several questions about him and his actions in the play. D...

transformation, characterized by the organization of hierarchical positions and recurring transaction patterns between and among t...

front panel." Kozierok (2001) also explains that the term "external drive bay" is a "bit of a misnomer" in that the term ex...

number and must join the rat race. Individuality is not prized and someone who has opinions, especially if that person is a woman,...

were not performed. However, almost as soon as he has made this ruling - that Polyneices body should lay unburied - Creon is faced...

father who controlled every aspect of her life. When she married bank employee Torvald Helmer, she was merely exchanging a father...

This paper focuses on tragic form as is represented by these works. Neither nobility nor commoner enjoys immunity from tragedy. ...

In five pages fate as it affects Antigone, Hector, and Achilles is examined. There are no other sources listed....

In six pages this classical Greek play is examined in a consideration of power, control, and gender prejudice and how the contempo...

In five pages this paper presents a character analysis of Haemon as a reflection of wisdom and his wisdom while also serving at th...

In seven pages this paper compares the female protagonists featured in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and Antigone by Sophocles in a cons...

this retaliation against his brother whom Polyneices felt had stolen the throne from him. Both brothers are killed in battle, one ...

of Helen of Troy in marriage if she wins. This starts the war. In this we see that the war is being fought over a woman, Helen, c...

declares to Creon that the laws of heaven are "unwritten and unchanging, not of today or yesterday is their authority; they are et...