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

In five pages this paper examines how a tragic literary hero is defined by Aristotle in Poetics and then applied to Oedipus. One ...

In 5 pages, this paper considers how the tragedy of Oedipus differs from the comedy Lysistrata. There are 3 additional sources in...

Sophocles "Oedipus the King" Sophocles establishes a setting in which the twists and turns that ultimately led to the vision of ...

own. As a result of their inability to take responsibility for the prophecy they suffered at the hands of their son. Oedipus pu...

his mother." With these words in the introduction which gives us the background to the story (Sophocles, Argument). This tragic...

In 5 pages this paper examines how the characteristics of heroism are defined in such literary works as A Simple Heart by Gustave ...

In ten pages this paper evaluates the extent of man's power over his fate within the literary contexts of 'Epic of Gilgamesh,' 'Th...

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

In 5 pages this paper examines the individual and a fate he cannot control in an analysis of Death of a Salesman, Macbeth, and Oed...

In three pages this report analyzes the power of the ancient Greek mythological gods in this consideration of Oedipus the King by ...

In 4 pages this paper argues that because of his life circumstances Oedipus was not guilty for the events which turned his life in...

This paper consists of five pages plus includes an outline of one page and analyzes three speeches from King Oedipus, and two spee...

In a paper consisting of 7 pages Shakespeare's uses of iambic pentameter in his 'good' characters and spoken prose by the 'evil' c...

In eight pages this paper discusses Greek theater's traditions, rituals, and ceremonies with Oedipus the King among the topics cov...

In seven pages this paper discusses past and present myths and violence with examples provided from ancient works The Aeneid, The ...

nations, and they did not attract the attention of the gods. In the past few centuries, on the other hand, we have ample examples...

This paper consists of six pages in which comparisons are made between Oedipus and Ibsen's heroine Nora Helmer along with a compar...

In five pages this 2nd portion of Sophocles' Oedipus Trilogy is summarized and analyzed. Three sources are cited in the bibliogra...

In four pages this paper examines the characters, chorus, women, and state 'spiritual bankruptcy' theme featured in Sophocles' Oed...

In five pages the tales of Oedipus and Jason are analyzed in terms of the differences and similarities that exist between them. T...

In seven pages the literary device of fate is examined within the context of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Edgar Allan...

the son of King Polybus and Queen Merope. After learning that he was not their true son, Oedipus set out to find his real parents...

In seven pages this essay discusses how Oedipus was able to 'see' certain things after blinding himself, from this knowledge he ga...

In five pages psychosocial development's 5 stages as defined by Freud are discussed along with the growing Oedipus complex controv...

In five pages this paper argues that instead of free will Oedipus is instead controlled by determinism in this tragic play by Soph...

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 essay discusses the complexities involved with the citizen example served by Oedipus the King in Sophocles' pla...

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 pages this paper examines the different ways in which heroine Antigone and hero Oedipus wielded power in these plays by So...