Essays 181 - 210
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 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 5 pages, this paper considers how the tragedy of Oedipus differs from the comedy Lysistrata. There are 3 additional sources in...
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...
In seven pages this essay discusses how Oedipus was able to 'see' certain things after blinding himself, from this knowledge he ga...
In five pages the tales of Oedipus and Jason are analyzed in terms of the differences and similarities that exist between them. T...
In five pages this essay discusses the tragic elements of Oedipus the King in terms of plot, the Chorus' role, plot elements, and ...
In five pages this paper argues that instead of free will Oedipus is instead controlled by determinism in this tragic play by Soph...
In five pages this essay discusses the complexities involved with the citizen example served by Oedipus the King in Sophocles' pla...
In six pages this essay discusses how Oedipus would have been more content without the knowledge of his fated life in this themati...
In five pages this paper examines the different ways in which heroine Antigone and hero Oedipus wielded power in these plays by So...
In seven pages the literary device of fate is examined within the context of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Edgar Allan...
In five pages psychosocial development's 5 stages as defined by Freud are discussed along with the growing Oedipus complex controv...
(La Machine Infernale), Oedipus is a man of great looks with an ego to match, but of what could best be described as limited intel...
he has heard the dreadful prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother, Oedipus meets Laius on the road, becomes enr...
the disease is the god Apollos punishment because the murder of the kings predecessor, Laius, has not been properly punished. He ...
city is in turmoil. The next several lines have a messenger enter and inquire as to Oedipus home and whereabouts. The Chorus info...
he was the victim of an unspeakable crime: it was prophesied that Laius would die by his sons hand, and so when Oedipus was born, ...
his infant son, Oedipus, die from exposure on a mountainside. The baby Oedipus was subsequently found and raised by the rulers of ...
of our concern. If this story simply told of Oedipus as a king who is found guilty of murdering his father and...
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...
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...
been killed and because he is deemed a traitor the powers refuse him a burial. Antigone fights for this cause claiming that her br...
if he should have a son. Therefore, Laius took steps to prevent conceiving a son by Jocasta. However, Jocasta wanted a child and c...
others, or more intelligent than others. In short, there must be some element which somehow sets him above the average man, but ye...
his mother, he fulfills the prophesy. As Oedipus tells the story, one gets the sense that he is more than just a character. He is ...
becomes the focus of attention in the family. Both Larry and his father are now ousted from being the center of attention. This, h...
calls on the various gods (including Triple Artemis, in her aspects as huntress, moon-goddess, and goddess of dark sorcery), to sa...