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a man. She is fighting to ensure that he has a proper burial and she has no thoughts for herself. Ismene simply wants to be a good...
marrying the widowed Jocasta, he inherited not only a throne but also hoped in so doing he would also earn the social acceptabilit...
In a research paper consisting of 6 pages, the two works of good and evil are considered within the context of detective fiction. ...
In a paper that consists of three pages the elements of these plays are examined in terms of similarities and differences in order...
In three pages the differences and similarities in these two plays are discussed in order to determine if they should be regarded ...
In eighteen pages this report considers how literary unities are to be represented in literary works with Sophocles following the ...
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 ...
his rule to all those who regarded him as an interloper. He sought the assistance of his most trusted advisor, his brother-in-law...
calls on the various gods (including Triple Artemis, in her aspects as huntress, moon-goddess, and goddess of dark sorcery), to sa...
biological mother and father. On leaving the Oracle at Delphi, having heard the dire prophecy that he would murder his father and ...
becomes the focus of attention in the family. Both Larry and his father are now ousted from being the center of attention. This, h...
his mother, he fulfills the prophesy. As Oedipus tells the story, one gets the sense that he is more than just a character. He is ...
all. However, Hamlet does not see it this way and becomes very angry with his mother for marrying Claudius. Because of this, Ham...
In five pages this report analyzes how power is featured in these respective works and how they influence the featured characters ...
serve as a compass for the character when facing great and insurmountable odds. Oedipus held staunchly to his moral codes, and whe...
that should be born to him by me" (Sophocles). This tragic portent would surely have put most couples who believed in fate off of...
largely concerns issues of perception. When Oedipus at last learns the truth of his origin and situation, he takes broaches from t...
In six pages this report compares these two Freudian childhood complexes. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....
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 paper compares and contrasts how violence is featured in these two works of classical literature. Three source...
As Sheppard explores the ramifications of Oedipus innocence, his argument draws in aspects of how the Greeks regarded the nature o...
been killed and because he is deemed a traitor the powers refuse him a burial. Antigone fights for this cause claiming that her br...
if he should have a son. Therefore, Laius took steps to prevent conceiving a son by Jocasta. However, Jocasta wanted a child and c...
modern cultures to view the character of Antigone as a perfect example of heroic resistance to tyranny, the play is not a politica...
seek guidance from an oracle. When he returns he tells the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to ...
Jocastas acceptance of her role and of the death of her son is fundamental to the actions of the play. When Oedipus kills Laius a...
events that all resulted in tragedy was when Laius insisted that his healthy infant son should be left to die from exposure. While...
he was the victim of an unspeakable crime: it was prophesied that Laius would die by his sons hand, and so when Oedipus was born, ...
has heard rumors about the how his new wifes (his mothers) husband was killed and he is investigating it. He slowly finds hints th...
he has heard the dreadful prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother, Oedipus meets Laius on the road, becomes enr...