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biological mother and father. On leaving the Oracle at Delphi, having heard the dire prophecy that he would murder his father and ...

to speak out. Of course, Oedipus is infuriated by such statements and knows that they must have been instigated by one of his enem...

bodies in its past, the King confidently reassured his ailing people, "My search has found one way to treat our disease - and I ha...

upon the very nature of man to enjoy learning something about others and in return about him or herself. In this way, he argues, w...

A deetailed description of the 'three unities' as they are manifested within William Shakespeare's King Lear and Sophocles' Oedipu...

In five pages this paper compares Sophocles' Oedipus Rex with the plays by William Shakespeare in terms of their similarities and ...

In 8 pages this paper examines the concept of the tragic hero in a comparison of King Lear by William Shakespeare and Sophocles' O...

largely concerns issues of perception. When Oedipus at last learns the truth of his origin and situation, he takes broaches from t...

In five pages this research paper examines how irony is used in these tragedies in a comparison and contrast of characters and the...

man is that he truly loves his wife and he is a noble and sensitive man. Unfortunately he has a weakness and that is his love of h...

position in the court was not higher than it was. He is the source of all conflict in the story for he presents Othello with subtl...

of honor. Macbeth is one of Shakespeares darkest and most intriguing plays- a tragedy of ego, obsession, guilt and ambition. Ma...

In 6 pages the theme of free will as it appears in Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, King Lear by William Shakespeare, Docto...

did not attract the attention of the gods. This was still true in Shakespeares time. The few commoners he included were never cen...

In 5 pages this paper examines this thematic conflict as it is represented in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, Macbeth by William S...

to convey the importance of unquestioning obedience to the will of the gods; and, secondly, to emphasize the importance of familia...

plague wreaks death and despair onto the Theban people, Oedipus pride motivates him to make a deal whereby he reveals the identity...

as though by filming this story in this manner the producer was trying to invite, so to speak, the audience into a theater, make t...

since the first publication of Shakespeares collected plays in 1623, readers and audiences around the globe have, by their seeming...

tells Desdemonas father that he must act quickly else "youll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse" (I.1.112-113). As p...

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 six pages this paper compares the protagonists featured in the Oedipus Trilogy of Sophocles and Othello by William Shakespeare ...

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

consequence. Her grief is obviously great even though the event was decades ago. She tells Oedipus, "...my son/ he wasnt three day...

woman who was now a widow, he fell in love and married her-his mother (Sophocles). Apollo curses Thebes and says that the city wil...

In five pages this paper examines how innocence is corrupted in a literary comparison and contrast of Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bo...

In five pages this report analyzes how power is featured in these respective works and how they influence the featured characters ...

The mores of society are frequently presented in theatrical productions of the time. This paper describes Oedipus Rex by Sophocles...

logical for him to wonder. Oedipus was in fact rescued and brought up by the king. Because he does in reality end up killing a ma...

In eight pages Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Sophocles' 'Oedipus Rex' are compared with Poe's 'Ms. Found in a Bottle' and 'The Purloin...