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Essays 541 - 570
In five pages this paper analyzes the structure, themes, and morality issues that are addressed in Antigone by Sophocles. There...
for bearing her brother in accordance with the dictates of tradition and Greek religious practice. Citing feminist histori...
a decidedly different climate in relation to justice. The end of the Classical period brought with it Alexanders death, as well a...
men...so that we must obey in these things" (Sophocles, 2002). Antigone makes it clear in her reply t hat she is fully aware that ...
brother in terms of advice and guidelines for her life which is seen in one scene where her brother tells her to watch out and she...
has heard rumors about the how his new wifes (his mothers) husband was killed and he is investigating it. He slowly finds hints th...
pushes away all the people that she loves, or have loved her, in her stubbornness related to the burial of her brother. She pushes...
the very Centaur as he lay dying that the blood, if given to Hercules, would keep him from ever wandering from her side. Of course...
enough, women have generally not had the political voice that would allow for such demands. In fact, in the United States women ha...
(Sophocles). In this she is arguing how she has not followed the laws of "men" or even of the gods in this case, but rather per...
of tragic flow Aristotle also stipulates that the plot of a tragedy should follow a logical tragic flow. Aristotle writes that "a...
serve as a compass for the character when facing great and insurmountable odds. Oedipus held staunchly to his moral codes, and whe...
There are some things in this life that just are, that result from the intersection of natural law, cultural context, interpersona...
many ways Emersons views of self-reliance can be seen in the following excerpt from the work: "There is a time in every mans educa...
and is not open to the charge of flattery" (Plato). While Socrates then discusses the love of youth, possibly referring to having ...
in war. Helen had no power, and no women in the story had power. Helen was simply a symbol of beauty and purity and hence justifie...
of patriarchal privilege and set society against her is not sufficient justification for ignoring what she perceived to be a highe...
in order to insure passage to the underworld. The Underworld in this mythology was not a particularly happy place; it was a gloomy...
violate the primacy of traditional family morality, which should be considered as overriding state laws that are contradictory to ...
However, Antigone dared to do just that. Her brothers Polyneices and Eteocles fought on opposite sides and when both were killed ...
Shakespeares characters that the audience (or the reader) immediately understands will not have an easy time of it. The story of "...
In a paper that consists of three pages the elements of these plays are examined in terms of similarities and differences in order...
In a research paper consisting of 6 pages, the two works of good and evil are considered within the context of detective fiction. ...
and ice creams sold in the summer, this looks at the trends rather than just the past performance. Regression analysis takes th...
of in a negative light. On the other hand, Oedipus Rex is also someone who is seemingly trying to help to find the true murderer o...
is apparent in Hamlet in many ways. First, when Polonius asks Hamlet what hes reading, Hamlet says "Words, words, words" (II.ii.19...
Hamlet is fascinating because he is so psychologically rich and complex; hes a real person, and no one has quite managed to figure...
classic confrontation between the forces of good and evil in the Christian biblical tradition. The society of ancient Greece was ...
all. However, Hamlet does not see it this way and becomes very angry with his mother for marrying Claudius. Because of this, Ham...
becomes the focus of attention in the family. Both Larry and his father are now ousted from being the center of attention. This, h...