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In essence she marries Othello without her fathers permission, something not done by a traditionally obedient woman. But, this onl...
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...
the king is furious at his sons interference. The king asks if the reason he has come was to save Antigone. His foreknowledge, whi...
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 ...
the Chorus suggests that it could be the work of the gods (Sophocles). Rather than consider someone elses viewpoint, Creon begins ...
In six pages this paper examines the childish and irrational behavior of Sophocles' female antagonist and argues that fate plays n...
In seven pages this paper compares the female protagonists featured in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and Antigone by Sophocles in a cons...
In five pages this paper examines the different ways in which heroine Antigone and hero Oedipus wielded power in these plays by So...
In five pages this paper analyzes the importance of families in these classic Greek plays by Sophocles. There are no other source...
In five pages this paper presents a character analysis of Haemon as a reflection of wisdom and his wisdom while also serving at th...
number and must join the rat race. Individuality is not prized and someone who has opinions, especially if that person is a woman,...
calls on the various gods (including Triple Artemis, in her aspects as huntress, moon-goddess, and goddess of dark sorcery), to sa...
modern cultures to view the character of Antigone as a perfect example of heroic resistance to tyranny, the play is not a politica...
were not performed. However, almost as soon as he has made this ruling - that Polyneices body should lay unburied - Creon is faced...
father who controlled every aspect of her life. When she married bank employee Torvald Helmer, she was merely exchanging a father...
This paper focuses on tragic form as is represented by these works. Neither nobility nor commoner enjoys immunity from tragedy. ...
In six pages this classical Greek play is examined in a consideration of power, control, and gender prejudice and how the contempo...
In five pages fate as it affects Antigone, Hector, and Achilles is examined. There are no other sources listed....
of Helen of Troy in marriage if she wins. This starts the war. In this we see that the war is being fought over a woman, Helen, c...
declares to Creon that the laws of heaven are "unwritten and unchanging, not of today or yesterday is their authority; they are et...
he has heard the dreadful prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother, Oedipus meets Laius on the road, becomes enr...
this retaliation against his brother whom Polyneices felt had stolen the throne from him. Both brothers are killed in battle, one ...
consequence. Her grief is obviously great even though the event was decades ago. She tells Oedipus, "...my son/ he wasnt three day...
that should be born to him by me" (Sophocles). This tragic portent would surely have put most couples who believed in fate off of...
In four pages this paper examines the characters, chorus, women, and state 'spiritual bankruptcy' theme featured in Sophocles' Oed...
In five pages this paper defines the catharsis concept and then discusses how audiences identify with the tragic catharsis that oc...
In three pages this paper presents a character analysis of Creon in Antigone by Sophocles and discusses his roles to Zeus and to t...
In five pages this paper argues that for readers of the 20th century Creon and Antigone appear more like victims than heroes in th...
In six pages this paper examines how the individual is controlled by this state in an analysis of Antigone by Sophocles, Narrative...
In five pages the role greed plays in the literary works No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre, Candide by Voltaire, and Antigone by Sophocl...