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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 seven pages this research paper discusses the various interpretations of this classic Greek tragedy including those of Sigmund ...
In 5 pages this paper examines the uses of verbal, situational, and dramatic irony as it emphasizes the plot's paradox within the ...
on a number of issues. Jocasta is presented in Oedipus the King as a middle-aged woman, a bit reserved, and uncomfortable in the ...
In six pages this paper presents a structural analysis of this ancient Greek tragedy and examines how the rising action and confli...
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 the tragic characteristics these plays' feature in terms of such conflicts as male and female, good person or monarc...
actions is shaped by the other characters around her. Creon is of particular importance in shaping the character Antigone in both...
seek guidance from an oracle. When he returns he tells the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to ...
the "sheet-anchors," i.e., the weapons that will be their salvation (Aristophanes). Lysistrata gathers together women from all o...
is true that Greek culture allowed infanticide via death by exposure, this custom was typically reserved for girls and babies with...
"Hamlet," the troubled Danish prince is morose and troubled because, just a short time after his fathers death, his mother remarri...
marrying the widowed Jocasta, he inherited not only a throne but also hoped in so doing he would also earn the social acceptabilit...
(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...
short temper gets him into trouble. In Book IX, Polyphemus, the son of the sea god Poseidon, decides to dine on a few Greeks who ...
his rule to all those who regarded him as an interloper. He sought the assistance of his most trusted advisor, his brother-in-law...
This paper examines 3 tragic elements in an analysis of Amanda Wingfield, Prince Hamlet of Denmark, and King Oedipus of Thebes fea...