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Essays 121 - 150
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...
he has heard the dreadful prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother, Oedipus meets Laius on the road, becomes enr...
individual would grow up, kill his father, and marry his mother. In reality, few people would ever find themselves in such a circu...
of Helen of Troy in marriage if she wins. This starts the war. In this we see that the war is being fought over a woman, Helen, c...
of his father Ulysses" (Homer I). From this excerpt it is quite obvious that divine intervention is a powerful part of the stor...
to the gods, who always punish it. And that is a second theme of the play, the folly of pride. By refusing to accept his own acti...
this retaliation against his brother whom Polyneices felt had stolen the throne from him. Both brothers are killed in battle, one ...
In six pages this classical Greek play is examined in a consideration of power, control, and gender prejudice and how the contempo...
This paper focuses on tragic form as is represented by these works. Neither nobility nor commoner enjoys immunity from tragedy. ...
In five pages the truth of this statement is argued with supporting evidence from various philosophers. Four sources are cited in...
In five pages this paper presents a character analysis of Haemon as a reflection of wisdom and his wisdom while also serving at th...
In 5 pages this paper compares how these topics are thematically depicted in these plays. There are 4 sources cited in the biblio...
In 5 pages this paper examines how perceptions of truth are shaped through illusion in these two plays. There are 3 sources cited...
father who controlled every aspect of her life. When she married bank employee Torvald Helmer, she was merely exchanging a father...
In five pages the Theban plays of Sophocles are examined in a consideration of responsibility, fate, and their power. One other s...
were not performed. However, almost as soon as he has made this ruling - that Polyneices body should lay unburied - Creon is faced...
In eight pages this paper examines how the protagonist Oedipus changed from one work to the next in this analysis of these tragedi...
In five pages this paper compares and contrasts how violence is featured in these two works of classical literature. Three source...
In five pages fate as it affects Antigone, Hector, and Achilles is examined. There are no other sources listed....
Deities and the concept of fate are examined in this comparative analysis of these classical literary works consisting of 6 pages....
calls on the various gods (including Triple Artemis, in her aspects as huntress, moon-goddess, and goddess of dark sorcery), to sa...
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...
the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to justice. Oedipus swears he will go on this quest to fin...
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 paper contrasts and compares the way good and evil and father and son relationships in these two plays. There ...
In seven pages this paper compares the female protagonists featured in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and Antigone by Sophocles in a cons...
In five pages this paper examines the different ways in which heroine Antigone and hero Oedipus wielded power in these plays by So...
In five pages this paper analyzes the importance of families in these classic Greek plays by Sophocles. There are no other source...
In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these works by Shakespeare and Sophocles in terms of tragic themes and iro...
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...