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Literary Classics and Human Nature

In five pages this paper examines how human nature is featured in classic literary works by Homer, Sophocles, Dante Alighieri, and...

Book of Job, Sophocles, Plato, and Aristophanes on Justice

In six pages The Book of Job from the Old Testament, Antigone by Sophocles, Crito and Apology by Plato, and The Clouds by Aristoph...

Time, Place, and Action Unities and the Neoclassicism of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and King Lear by William Shakespeare

In eighteen pages this report considers how literary unities are to be represented in literary works with Sophocles following the ...

Ancient Greece to the New Testament and Dreams, Oracles, and Prophecy

In eleven pages this paper discusses the concepts of interpreting the future through prophecy, by the prophets, and through dreams...

Antigone and the Old Testament

In 1178 Maimonides completed Mishneh Torah, what he had hoped would be a compete authoritative code of Jewish law (both Oral and W...

Oedipus the King by Sophocles and Fate

murder, Oedipus remarks, absentmindedly, "Strange, hearing you just now . . . my mind wandered, my thoughts racing back and forth"...

Heroism and its Characteristics

In 5 pages this paper examines how the characteristics of heroism are defined in such literary works as A Simple Heart by Gustave ...

The Uncommon Man's Tragedy and Aristotle

nations, and they did not attract the attention of the gods. In the past few centuries, on the other hand, we have ample examples...

Tragic Protagonists Othello and Oedipus

those ruled by determinism. Having grasped the meaning behind Oedipus the King and Othello, it can easily be argued that Oedipus ...

Comparison Between Antigone and Othello

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

Uncertain Visions in Oedipus the King and Othello

In five pages this paper examines a common literary theme as it pertains to Oedipus the King by Sophocles and Othello by William S...

Penance Rather Than Death in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

In five pages this essay discusses the moral belief in atonement as represented by the irony and symbolism featured in Oedipus Rex...

Character Analysis of Creon in Oedipus Tyrannus by Sophocles

contrasts dramatically with Antigones ideas, and forms the basis for the conflict that drives the plot. At the core of Creons val...

Othello and Oedipus the King and the Determination of Appearances and Reality

logical explanation, Othello seemed bent on confirming that he will never be more than a misfit in Venice. Desdemonas protestatio...

Dramatic Tragedy and How It Has Evolved

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

Prince Hamlet of Denmark and King Oedipus of Thebes

In eight pages these tragic heroes created by William Shakespeare and Sophocles are contrasted and compared. Eight sources are ci...

Creon as an Idealist and Statesman in Antigone by Sophocles

In three pages this paper presents a character analysis of Creon in Antigone by Sophocles and discusses his roles to Zeus and to t...

Heroism in Antigone by Sophocles

In five pages this paper argues that for readers of the 20th century Creon and Antigone appear more like victims than heroes in th...

Changes in King Oedipus

the son of King Polybus and Queen Merope. After learning that he was not their true son, Oedipus set out to find his real parents...

Sight and its Irony in Oedipus the King by Sophocles

the god Apollo sees" but Teiresias has not come (Sophocles 36). This initial perception of Teiresias capacity and Oedipus convict...

Works of Sophocles and Homer and the Gods

In five page this paper considers Gods and their roles in ancient Greek society and literature in a consideration of a passage fro...

Sexual Symbolism in Oedipus the King by Sophocles

In six pages this essay considers the psychological, moral, and literary influence Sophocles exerted in his play in a discussion o...

Free Will or Determinism in Oedipus the King by Sophocles

In five pages this paper argues that instead of free will Oedipus is instead controlled by determinism in this tragic play by Soph...

Irish Vision in Ulysses and Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man by James Joyce

In twelve pages the 'Irishness' of these novels are discussed. Twelve sources are cited in the bibliography....

Literary Depictions of Greed

In five pages the role greed plays in the literary works No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre, Candide by Voltaire, and Antigone by Sophocl...

Religious Vision in Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

In fifteen pages this paper analyzes this famous artwork by Vincent Van Gogh in terms of its religious significance and symbolism....

State and Individual Control

In six pages this paper examines how the individual is controlled by this state in an analysis of Antigone by Sophocles, Narrative...

Audience Identification and Tragic Catharsis in Antigone by Sophocles

In five pages this paper defines the catharsis concept and then discusses how audiences identify with the tragic catharsis that oc...

Tragic Creon in Antigone by Sophocles

In five pages this paper discusses how Creon represents the elements of a tragic figure in this play by Sophocles. There are 3 so...

Mission and Vision Statement Analysis of America Online

AOL envisions for itself. AOLs mission statement also qualifies as being enduring. Certainly, telephone and television are indeed...