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Essays 151 - 180
as his overarching rationale, as he is also in Birmingham "because "injustice is here" (King). In analyzing the situation in Bir...
he would take a dim view of Jason abandoning his duty to his wife and children in favor of selfish gain. The chorus would be the...
In seven pages this paper examines the life and works of Sophocles with the emphasis upon Antigone....
Alabama because he was "invited here" and because of his "organizational ties" to the area (King). Statement of Understanding: H...
the way; at the same time, the "old man," who was watching carefully, "struck me from his carriage, / full on the head with his tw...
both royalty, they have both been told by an outside agency to look for a murderer in their midst, and in both cases, the agency t...
watch these plays we see not only human frailty, but the workings of fate. Consider Oedipus: he killed his father and married his ...
woman who was now a widow, he fell in love and married her-his mother (Sophocles). Apollo curses Thebes and says that the city wil...
the end of the Gita, Arjuna says "The delusion is gone...by your grace I have recovered my wits. Here I stand with no more doubts....
Before the particular works are examined, however, it can be useful to attempt a brief examination of the concept of irony in lite...
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 ...
a man so much that she would do anything for him-- lie, cry, and eventually die. In many ways, Queen Jocasta submits fully...
In three pages the differences and similarities in these two plays are discussed in order to determine if they should be regarded ...
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...
Oedipus story we have one that seems to offer us the belief that through intellectual pursuit we can somehow avoid the inevitable,...
In ten pages this paper evaluates the extent of man's power over his fate within the literary contexts of 'Epic of Gilgamesh,' 'Th...
as revealed in the literary/mythological writings of ancient Greece. In "The Iliad," for example, when the mighty warrior Achille...
This paper examines 3 tragic elements in an analysis of Amanda Wingfield, Prince Hamlet of Denmark, and King Oedipus of Thebes fea...
In a paper consisting of five pages the similarities between modern Peru and 1960s America are noted in a consideration of how Kin...
In 5 pages the recurrences of these motifs in the dramas of ancient Greece are examined in this work by Sophocles. There are 3 so...
In 5 pages this paper examines the uses of verbal, situational, and dramatic irony as it emphasizes the plot's paradox within the ...
This paper contrasts and compares the tragic flaws of Achebe and Sophocles' protagonists in 5 pages. There are no other sources l...
In eight pages this paper argues that the King is victimized by his own arrogance in a consideration of how the theme of hubris or...
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 report analyzes how power is featured in these respective works and how they influence the featured characters ...
seek guidance from an oracle. When he returns he tells the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to ...
biological mother and father. On leaving the Oracle at Delphi, having heard the dire prophecy that he would murder his father and ...
contrasts dramatically with Antigones ideas, and forms the basis for the conflict that drives the plot. At the core of Creons val...
In four pages this paper examines the play's good vs. evil conflict in a consideration of how divine power is dominated by demonic...