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Justice and Antigone

pursue justice with or without her sisters assistance. With an impressive strength that demonstrates her unwavering commitment to...

The Tragic Hero Antigone?

tragic hero. Creon, on the other hand, realized his mistake when Teiresias made his prophecy. He is forced to live, knowing that...

Creon in “Oedipus the King”

"Oedipus the King" (The Classics Pages: Antigone). Before Oedipus came onto the scene it seems that Creon may well have had a ch...

Irony in "Oedipus the King"

hard we try to turn it aside. As far as ironic speeches, the play is full of them, but two that we can consider are at lines 59-6...

The Enduring Popularity of Antigone

honor and integrity into the courtroom as well as to the attention of the public (Conte 26). These are the issues that should con...

Evil and Theodicy

the ultimate good. If God has created finite spirits endowed with free will, it must be expected that this free will is going to...

Guilt and Innocence in Sophocles' Oedipus

As Sheppard explores the ramifications of Oedipus innocence, his argument draws in aspects of how the Greeks regarded the nature o...

Comparative Analysis of the Roman and Greek Versions of Oedipus

be seen as an unavoidable force, which we are destined to fight against, but will ultimately fail. If we look at Sophocles writing...

Responsibility and Fate According to Greek Perceptions

homes and taking wine, run into the mountains. Two men, the aged prophet Teiresias and King Cadmus, the older monarch who abdicate...

Theater History

and it was here, thanks to Thespis, that "masked actors performed outdoors, in daylight, before audiences of 10,000 or more at fes...

Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Unwritten Law's Power

marry his mother. This involves a very powerful unwritten law concerning incest. While there was perhaps no laws concerning this p...

Herakles Presentation by Playwrights and Artists

very opposing forces. There is an evident duality to Herakles. On the one hand, he has a compassionate side that truly wants to ...

Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, Antigone, Hubris, and Ethics

modern cultures to view the character of Antigone as a perfect example of heroic resistance to tyranny, the play is not a politica...

Thematic Similarities in the Writings of Plato, Cicero, and Sophocles

then, accompanied by proof, it can therefore be called knowledge. He seems to move in circles a bit with this assertion, in that ...

Antigone Character Analysis

receive a proper burial, and she enlists the services of Ismene, her lone remaining sibling. She states her intentions plainly to...

Learning Lessons in Billy Budd and Antigone

left to be consumed by animals. Creon takes this action because he feels it is imperative to the safety of the state that the peop...

Antigone of Sophocles and Nora of Ibsen

not a political drama, but the battle of wills between two family members -- Creon and his niece, Antigone. It does not take much ...

Conflict Between Antigone and Creon in Antigone by Sophocles

the Chorus suggests that it could be the work of the gods (Sophocles). Rather than consider someone elses viewpoint, Creon begins ...

Teiresias' Importance in Antigone and Oedipus

grown son would ultimately come to kill his father and marry his mother. When Oedipus was born, he was immediately abandoned on M...

Antigone and Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

that should be born to him by me" (Sophocles). This tragic portent would surely have put most couples who believed in fate off of...

A Comparison of Two Major Characters in Literature, Sophocles' Antigone and Shakespeare's Hamlet

the king is furious at his sons interference. The king asks if the reason he has come was to save Antigone. His foreknowledge, whi...

Old Testament Book of Samuel Questions

In this paper, well review some of the connections between God and the leaders of Samuel, and determine how God related to those l...

An Analysis of Tragedy in Three Plays

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...

Comparing Antigone and Oedipus by Sophocles

the disease is the god Apollos punishment because the murder of the kings predecessor, Laius, has not been properly punished. He ...

Nature of Siva in Hindu Myth

This paper is in outline form and pertains to literature promoting understanding of the nature of the god Siva in Hinduism. ...

Antigone, Oedipus, and the Tragic Hero

where there were festivals and dancing choruses which appear to have competed for prizes (ClassicNote). At one point it appears as...

Desdemona and Antigone

In essence she marries Othello without her fathers permission, something not done by a traditionally obedient woman. But, this onl...

Morality According to Plato and Sophocles

In seven pages this essay contrasts morality as depicted in Plato's Apology and Sophocles' Antigone. Two sources are cited in t...

Explication of the Poem The Eternal Dice

In four pages this poetry explication considers the author's future world vision and anger regarding God....

Biography and Arguments of Saint Augustine of Hippo

In four pages this paper presents an autobiography of Saint Augustine and also considers his arguments on the existence of God....