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were old With which she followed my poor fathers body Like Niobe, all tears;-why she, even she,- O God! a beast that wants discour...

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...

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

and queen of Corinth. As a young man, Oedipus heard the prophecy that he would murder his father and marry his mother. Thinking th...

were associated with him. Indeed, his story continues to deeply impact our emotions even today. Aristotle posited that a tragic ...

Before the particular works are examined, however, it can be useful to attempt a brief examination of the concept of irony in lite...

and... evokes that stage of Puritanism when a diminished conviction was beginning to be replaced by a somewhat hypocritical moral ...

(La Machine Infernale), Oedipus is a man of great looks with an ego to match, but of what could best be described as limited intel...

myth. It is a play that demonstrates a profound intelligence on the part of the author, and a play that illustrates how the autho...

In eight pages this paper discusses the theatrical portrayals of Othello, Desdemona, and Iago in comparison with the films by Well...

of honor. Macbeth is one of Shakespeares darkest and most intriguing plays- a tragedy of ego, obsession, guilt and ambition. Ma...

her innocence and lack of understanding in her words as she dies, words that do not even point to Othellos guilt as Emilia asks he...

the idea of honor is clearly that of Othello for his focus in the entire play has been on his own honor, which is why he killed hi...

"Hamlet," the troubled Danish prince is morose and troubled because, just a short time after his fathers death, his mother remarri...

Hamlet is fascinating because he is so psychologically rich and complex; hes a real person, and no one has quite managed to figure...

The trials featured in these works are contrasted and compared in a report consisting of five pages. Two sources are cited in the...

In 5 pages this paper compares how these topics are thematically depicted in these plays. There are 4 sources cited in the biblio...

In five pages this paper discusses these kingly characters and their flaws in a consideration of what value if any their suffering...

In four pages this paper discusses the dominance of the all powerful Greek mythological gods within the context of this tragedy by...

In five pages fate's role in this ancient Greek tragedy is examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

In five pages the ways in which characters are utilized by the playwrights as instruments by which the audience can be manipulated...

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

Deities and the concept of fate are examined in this comparative analysis of these classical literary works consisting of 6 pages....

In six pages this paper presents a structural analysis of this ancient Greek tragedy and examines how the rising action and confli...

In five pages this paper compares and contrasts how violence is featured in these two works of classical literature. Three source...

As Sheppard explores the ramifications of Oedipus innocence, his argument draws in aspects of how the Greeks regarded the nature o...

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 ...

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