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'My Oedipus Complex' by Frank O'Connor

becomes the focus of attention in the family. Both Larry and his father are now ousted from being the center of attention. This, h...

Uncertain Vision in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Othello by William Shakespeare

biological mother and father. On leaving the Oracle at Delphi, having heard the dire prophecy that he would murder his father and ...

Gertrude in Hamlet and Jocasta from Oedipus Compared

all. However, Hamlet does not see it this way and becomes very angry with his mother for marrying Claudius. Because of this, Ham...

Contemporary Oedipus Imagery

if he should have a son. Therefore, Laius took steps to prevent conceiving a son by Jocasta. However, Jocasta wanted a child and c...

Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, Antigone, Hubris, and Ethics

modern cultures to view the character of Antigone as a perfect example of heroic resistance to tyranny, the play is not a politica...

Set Design for the Play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

seek guidance from an oracle. When he returns he tells the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to ...

Flawed Characters in Death of a Salesman, Antigone, and Oedipus

been killed and because he is deemed a traitor the powers refuse him a burial. Antigone fights for this cause claiming that her br...

The Parable Of The Mustard Seed

13 31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, ...

Was Young King Tut Killed

When King Tut's mummified corpse was x-rayed, there was a strange black section on the base of his skull that the doctor said coul...

Pain of Exile: King Lear, Inferno

This essay pertains to Shakespeare's King Lear and Dante's Inferno and the impact of exile on the protagonists. Four pages in leng...

The Characteristics of a Great Leader

This paper discusses the important qualities that define great leaders. The persuasive ability of Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Ro...

King Claudius and Machiavelli

This essay pertains to the anthropocentric worldview of King Claudius in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and Machiavelli, drawing on his te...

Letter from Birmingham Jail/King

This paper described the impact of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Rev. Martin Luther King and its importance to the civil right...

Susie Taylor Experiences on Simons Island

In a paper of three pages, the author writes about the wartime experiences of Susie King Taylor. The author of this paper summariz...

Genesis, 2 Kings, Chronicles

In the Hebrew Bible, women have varying roles but the most important roles are wife and mother. Most often, they are not seen as e...

Ancient Jewish Leaders

The major challenge in constructing histories of Israel and Judah is the fact that they were individuals but they also had cities ...

Trial of the King Killers: English Civil War

This essay presents a review of "The English Civil War: Trial of the King Killers," which is a short video that dramatizes several...

King Lear, Act V

This essay presents an analysis of Act V of King Lear and how it relates to the patterns established previously in the play. Three...

War in Ancient Times

During the first several centuries, war was a constant state of being in different parts of the world. This essay focused on war i...

A Dialogue between Historical Theorists

This essay begins by describing the moral and political philosophies of John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, Adam Smith, Benito Mussolini...

Fibromyalgia, Critique of a Quantitative Study

This research paper presents critique of a quantitative study conducted by Cranford and King (2011). This quantitative study focus...

The Rhetorical Devices of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

King found himself appointed as the leader of the civil rights movement in the south in large part due to his prominent social sta...

Shakespeare and Homer - Examining Patriarchal Content

and marginalized in both classical and modern literature, one must first understand how the prevailing viewpoint of women as funda...

Salomon Psalm to the King

Salomon's Psalms are also known as Solomon's Psalms. This report discusses Psalm 17, a Psalm to the King. The interpretations of t...

Enlivening American History

This paper reviews the book A Young People's History of the United States. Written by Howard Zinn, this book provides an interest...

MARKETING - A DEFINITION AND EXAMPLES

use Burger King and McDonalds as an example of how this works. On the surface, it might seem as though there isnt much different a...

Macbeth by William Shakespeare: Masking Characters Intentions in Act III

from them - / As upon thee, Macbeth, their speeches shine -- / Why, by the verities on thee made good, / May they not be my oracle...

I Have a Dream

that the Negro is still not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segreg...

Describing Mental Illness

feels about their illness. The difficulties are then associated with a more physical symptom that the reader may be able to identi...

King Lear's Universal Relevance

to attain power, reputation, and prestige are largely artifice; when such people are actually seeking is human understanding. Unfo...