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Essays 601 - 630
of our concern. If this story simply told of Oedipus as a king who is found guilty of murdering his father and...
been killed and because he is deemed a traitor the powers refuse him a burial. Antigone fights for this cause claiming that her br...
others, or more intelligent than others. In short, there must be some element which somehow sets him above the average man, but ye...
if he should have a son. Therefore, Laius took steps to prevent conceiving a son by Jocasta. However, Jocasta wanted a child and c...
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 ...
behold his greatness without envy? Now what a black sea of terror has overwhelmed him. Now as we keep our watch and wait the final...
calls on the various gods (including Triple Artemis, in her aspects as huntress, moon-goddess, and goddess of dark sorcery), to sa...
truth about who killed his wifes husband is being uncovered. He shows himself again as noble by insisting that justice be done and...
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, ...
his infant son, Oedipus, die from exposure on a mountainside. The baby Oedipus was subsequently found and raised by the rulers of ...
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...
where there were festivals and dancing choruses which appear to have competed for prizes (ClassicNote). At one point it appears as...
will; summation of all applicable elements will likely lead one to conclude that determinism played a significant and essential ro...
In four pages this paper discusses the dominance of the all powerful Greek mythological gods within the context of this tragedy by...
In five pages this paper discusses these kingly characters and their flaws in a consideration of what value if any their suffering...
not have written them. Sophocles wrote "Antigone"(c. 442 B. C) and "Oedipus the King" (c. 425 B. C.) among numerous other works. ...
The tragedies these leaders experience that lead them onto a path of self knowledge are the focus of this paper consisting of five...
"Hamlet," the troubled Danish prince is morose and troubled because, just a short time after his fathers death, his mother remarri...
In a paper consisting of five pages ways in which organic unity serves as an important function in ths plots of these ancient Gree...
In five pages this essay examines gender conflict within the contexts of these 5 dramas from ancient Greece. There are no other s...
In six pages this essay considers the psychological, moral, and literary influence Sophocles exerted in his play in a discussion o...
In five pages this paper argues that the protagonist of Sophocles' play successfully satisfies the classical tragic hero criteria ...
the god Apollo sees" but Teiresias has not come (Sophocles 36). This initial perception of Teiresias capacity and Oedipus convict...
In two pages this paper examines the conflicts of minorities in society in a consideration of these two works of literature....
In two pages this essay examines how the theme of death is depicted in these two literary works....
In four pages this paper examines the play's good vs. evil conflict in a consideration of how divine power is dominated by demonic...
In five pages Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero is applied to these two literary monarchs. One source is cited in the bibli...
those ruled by determinism. Having grasped the meaning behind Oedipus the King and Othello, it can easily be argued that Oedipus ...
contrasts dramatically with Antigones ideas, and forms the basis for the conflict that drives the plot. At the core of Creons val...