Essays 91 - 120
In 5 pages the recurrences of these motifs in the dramas of ancient Greece are examined in this work by Sophocles. There are 3 so...
In 5 pages this paper examines the uses of verbal, situational, and dramatic irony as it emphasizes the plot's paradox within the ...
In 5 pages this paper examines how perceptions of truth are shaped through illusion in these two plays. There are 3 sources cited...
This paper contrasts and compares the tragic flaws of Achebe and Sophocles' protagonists in 5 pages. There are no other sources l...
The mores of society are frequently presented in theatrical productions of the time. This paper describes Oedipus Rex by Sophocles...
In seven pages this research paper discusses the various interpretations of this classic Greek tragedy including those of Sigmund ...
murder, Oedipus remarks, absentmindedly, "Strange, hearing you just now . . . my mind wandered, my thoughts racing back and forth"...
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 the protagonists of each play are compared and contrasted in terms of desire for truth, changes, and the collision ...
A 10 page analysis of the tragic hero as he manifests in these two classic plays. Twists of events affect these heroes differentl...
In five pages this essay compares and contrasts these two literary works regarding the portrayal of morality in each. There are n...
In five pages Sophocles' Oedipus is examined in terms of the relationship between the fates and the protagonist in a consideration...
This 10 page essay explores the tragic heroes in these classic plays. Oedipus believes he makes his own destiny while Willy belie...
In five pages this paper examines how a tragic literary hero is defined by Aristotle in Poetics and then applied to Oedipus. One ...
In eight pages these ancient Greek tragic protagonists featured in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus are ...
Medea and Oedipus Rex are like many ancient Greek plays in dealing with a sub-theme of cruelty. This research paper examines the a...
In five pages this paper discusses how these characters featured in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles can be describes as mythic because th...
In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares William Shakespeare's protagonist with the Oedipus myth as well as the interpreta...
This paper consists of five pages plus includes an outline of one page and analyzes three speeches from King Oedipus, and two spee...
More than anything, regardless of what Sigmund Freud believed, "Oedipus the King" is a story of sight and insight and the...
in and curse God. He tells his wife, advising her that, just as they accept good from the hand of God, they have to also be willin...
The tragedies these leaders experience that lead them onto a path of self knowledge are the focus of this paper consisting of five...
not have written them. Sophocles wrote "Antigone"(c. 442 B. C) and "Oedipus the King" (c. 425 B. C.) among numerous other works. ...
This 5 page paper discusses the tragedies faced in the plays Oedipus the King (Oedipus Rex) by Sophocles and Death of a Salesman b...
In five pages this paper discusses these kingly characters and their flaws in a consideration of what value if any their suffering...
In four pages this paper discusses the dominance of the all powerful Greek mythological gods within the context of this tragedy by...
In three pages this report analyzes the power of the ancient Greek mythological gods in this consideration of Oedipus the King by ...
In a paper consisting of 3 pages the different tones but common storylines that exist in these tales are compared. There are no o...
In 4 pages this paper argues that because of his life circumstances Oedipus was not guilty for the events which turned his life in...
In five pages this paper examines a passage from the Greek tragedy in order to determine to what extent Oedipus portrays himself a...