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Essays 271 - 300
This essay presents the argument that in William Golding's Lord of the Flies, the character of Simon is congruent with Joseph Camp...
with Teiresias (Johnston). It seems odd to some, but the quarrel makes sense if we understand Oedipus as someone who sees things i...
the gods may not necessarily determine all aspects of humanity, that which has been labeled as free will may not be free after all...
understand the consequences of what he has done, and this is reflective of Prometheus who also had no idea what he was really doin...
is angry, for he looks out at the activities of the people of the world and does not like what he sees. He implies that we have co...
In five pages victimization as it is featured in each one of these poetic works is contrasted and compared. Two sources are cited...
In an essay consisting of five pages the role of love is compared and contrasted in these two works. There is one other source ci...
In five pages this paper analyzes whether Aeschylus's title character is in some way responsible for his dilemma and argues that h...
In five pages this paper considers contemporary cloning within the context of the Gothic novel by Mary Shelley. Three sources are...
the "sheet-anchors," i.e., the weapons that will be their salvation (Aristophanes). Lysistrata gathers together women from all o...
impression made infinitely clearer with truths rather than myths. The evolutionary value of Garlands (2008) research provides a b...
the thematic meaning by indulging in revenge and violence, the characters are behaving more in terms of instinctual, animal behavi...
finer points of interpretation. However, the general consensus, down through the ages, is that Sophocles main theme had to do with...
In three pages the differences and similarities in these two plays are discussed in order to determine if they should be regarded ...
In five pages this paper discusses how these characters featured in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles can be describes as mythic because th...
This paper consists of nine pages and considers how violence is perpetuated by the gods in Thebiad by Status, Oedipus Rex by Sopho...
This paper consists of five pages plus includes an outline of one page and analyzes three speeches from King Oedipus, and two spee...
In six pages this paper compares the protagonists featured in the Oedipus Trilogy of Sophocles and Othello by William Shakespeare ...
In seven pages this paper discusses past and present myths and violence with examples provided from ancient works The Aeneid, The ...
nations, and they did not attract the attention of the gods. In the past few centuries, on the other hand, we have ample examples...
In a paper consisting of five pages the Book of Job is compared with Oedipus the King in terms of such issues as free will. There...
This paper consists of six pages in which comparisons are made between Oedipus and Ibsen's heroine Nora Helmer along with a compar...
a man so much that she would do anything for him-- lie, cry, and eventually die. In many ways, Queen Jocasta submits fully...
In five pages this paper examines a common literary theme as it pertains to Oedipus the King by Sophocles and Othello by William S...
In five pages the tales of Oedipus and Jason are analyzed in terms of the differences and similarities that exist between them. T...
In five pages this paper compares Sophocles' Oedipus Rex with the plays by William Shakespeare in terms of their similarities and ...
In four pages this paper examines the characters, chorus, women, and state 'spiritual bankruptcy' theme featured in Sophocles' Oed...
In five pages this 2nd portion of Sophocles' Oedipus Trilogy is summarized and analyzed. Three sources are cited in the bibliogra...
Polybus, and his queen, Merope. After he is grown, Oedipus is told by a drunken man at a banquet that he really isnt the son of Po...
In five pages this essay discusses the moral belief in atonement as represented by the irony and symbolism featured in Oedipus Rex...