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In five pages this paper examines how the audience is represented by the chorus in Sophocles' tragic play Antigone. Four source...

In five pages this paper argues that the protagonist of Sophocles' play successfully satisfies the classical tragic hero criteria ...

In four pages this essay contrasts the styles of these Greek playwrights from the classical era within the context of Sophocles'...

In six pages this paper examines the childish and irrational behavior of Sophocles' female antagonist and argues that fate plays n...

In six pages this creative essay examines an event in which a college student had to defend beliefs and this experience is related...

the Chorus suggests that it could be the work of the gods (Sophocles). Rather than consider someone elses viewpoint, Creon begins ...

left to be consumed by animals. Creon takes this action because he feels it is imperative to the safety of the state that the peop...

not a political drama, but the battle of wills between two family members -- Creon and his niece, Antigone. It does not take much ...

where there were festivals and dancing choruses which appear to have competed for prizes (ClassicNote). At one point it appears as...

In essence she marries Othello without her fathers permission, something not done by a traditionally obedient woman. But, this onl...

receive a proper burial, and she enlists the services of Ismene, her lone remaining sibling. She states her intentions plainly to...

then, accompanied by proof, it can therefore be called knowledge. He seems to move in circles a bit with this assertion, in that ...

the culture of the times. One way in which government and politics became involved in directing cultural mores was through ...

honor and integrity into the courtroom as well as to the attention of the public (Conte 26). These are the issues that should con...

could well be said that his acceptance of his brothers actions, despite his berating his brother, may have been the most important...

kill him; but most of all he fears that he will not find his treasure-this might all be for nothing (Coehlo, 1995, p. 130). The A...

pursue justice with or without her sisters assistance. With an impressive strength that demonstrates her unwavering commitment to...

tragic hero. Creon, on the other hand, realized his mistake when Teiresias made his prophecy. He is forced to live, knowing that...

the king is furious at his sons interference. The king asks if the reason he has come was to save Antigone. His foreknowledge, whi...

heroine is willing to risk her life by defying King Creon in order to give her warrior brother Polynices the proper burial he was ...

little less than a monster, sentences her to death; specifically, she is to be buried alive. Antigone and Haemon, who is Creons ...

about the boundaries and concerns of civil, political and religious justice, such as where the jurisdiction of the state can be de...

responsibility; friendship; work; courage; perseverance; honesty; loyalty; and faith" (Muehlenberg, 1999). Bennett uses a number o...

very powerful and just individual, putting aside the fact she was a woman. While this speaks of men, and fighting for justice, one...

how to achieve restorative health within an environment of compassion, benevolence and intuitiveness. Indeed, the fundamental bas...

chapters, which are made up wise sayings, consisting of two lines of poetry. The majority of the book is attributed to King Solomo...

marrying the widowed Jocasta, he inherited not only a throne but also hoped in so doing he would also earn the social acceptabilit...

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 ...

In six pages this essay discusses gods laws, obedience, rewards and punishments as they pertain to 2 Books of Kings in the Old Tes...

In eighteen pages this report considers how literary unities are to be represented in literary works with Sophocles following the ...