Essays 361 - 390
In eight pages this paper argues that the King is victimized by his own arrogance in a consideration of how the theme of hubris or...
In five pages the ways in which characters are utilized by the playwrights as instruments by which the audience can be manipulated...
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...
In six pages this report compares these two Freudian childhood complexes. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....
In five pages this paper compares and contrasts how violence is featured in these two works of classical literature. Three source...
In six pages this paper presents a structural analysis of this ancient Greek tragedy and examines how the rising action and confli...
As Sheppard explores the ramifications of Oedipus innocence, his argument draws in aspects of how the Greeks regarded the nature o...
contrasts dramatically with Antigones ideas, and forms the basis for the conflict that drives the plot. At the core of Creons val...
In five pages this research paper examines how irony is used in these tragedies in a comparison and contrast of characters and the...
In five pages this paper considers how this imagery combines to represent lost vision and spiritual confusion in this tragic play ...
In five pages this paper analyzes the importance of families in these classic Greek plays by Sophocles. There are no other source...
In five pages this essay examines gender conflict within the contexts of these 5 dramas from ancient Greece. There are no other s...
In five pages this paper argues that the protagonist of Sophocles' play successfully satisfies the classical tragic hero criteria ...
In four pages this paper examines the play's good vs. evil conflict in a consideration of how divine power is dominated by demonic...
In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these works by Shakespeare and Sophocles in terms of tragic themes and iro...
those ruled by determinism. Having grasped the meaning behind Oedipus the King and Othello, it can easily be argued that Oedipus ...
In a paper consisting of 3 pages the different tones but common storylines that exist in these tales are compared. There are no o...
The tragedies these leaders experience that lead them onto a path of self knowledge are the focus of this paper consisting of five...
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...
Hamlet is fascinating because he is so psychologically rich and complex; hes a real person, and no one has quite managed to figure...
of in a negative light. On the other hand, Oedipus Rex is also someone who is seemingly trying to help to find the true murderer o...
"Hamlet," the troubled Danish prince is morose and troubled because, just a short time after his fathers death, his mother remarri...
he has heard the dreadful prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother, Oedipus meets Laius on the road, becomes enr...
where there were festivals and dancing choruses which appear to have competed for prizes (ClassicNote). At one point it appears as...
largely concerns issues of perception. When Oedipus at last learns the truth of his origin and situation, he takes broaches from t...
serve as a compass for the character when facing great and insurmountable odds. Oedipus held staunchly to his moral codes, and whe...
that should be born to him by me" (Sophocles). This tragic portent would surely have put most couples who believed in fate off of...