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the god Apollo sees" but Teiresias has not come (Sophocles 36). This initial perception of Teiresias capacity and Oedipus convict...

In five pages this research paper examines how irony is used in these tragedies in a comparison and contrast of characters and the...

contrasts dramatically with Antigones ideas, and forms the basis for the conflict that drives the plot. At the core of Creons val...

In six pages this essay considers the psychological, moral, and literary influence Sophocles exerted in his play in a discussion o...

not have written them. Sophocles wrote "Antigone"(c. 442 B. C) and "Oedipus the King" (c. 425 B. C.) among numerous other works. ...

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

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

murder, Oedipus remarks, absentmindedly, "Strange, hearing you just now . . . my mind wandered, my thoughts racing back and forth"...

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

This paper contrasts and compares the tragic flaws of Achebe and Sophocles' protagonists in 5 pages. There are no other sources l...

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 ...

devastating plague that has been killing many of his subjects. He speaks as if he is an anguished father: "My children, I am fill...

that should be born to him by me" (Sophocles). This tragic portent would surely have put most couples who believed in fate off of...

content of his disturbing dreams to Jocasta, her response was, What should a man fear? Its all chance, / chance rules our lives. ...

the disease is the god Apollos punishment because the murder of the kings predecessor, Laius, has not been properly punished. He ...

city is in turmoil. The next several lines have a messenger enter and inquire as to Oedipus home and whereabouts. The Chorus info...

his infant son, Oedipus, die from exposure on a mountainside. The baby Oedipus was subsequently found and raised by the rulers of ...

truth about who killed his wifes husband is being uncovered. He shows himself again as noble by insisting that justice be done and...

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

In five pages this report analyzes how power is featured in these respective works and how they influence the featured characters ...

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

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

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 ...

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...

In eight pages the protagonists of each play are compared and contrasted in terms of desire for truth, changes, and the collision ...

In seven pages this research paper discusses the various interpretations of this classic Greek tragedy including those of Sigmund ...

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