Essays 391 - 420
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...
calls on the various gods (including Triple Artemis, in her aspects as huntress, moon-goddess, and goddess of dark sorcery), to sa...
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 ...
In five pages this report analyzes how power is featured in these respective works and how they influence the featured characters ...
biological mother and father. On leaving the Oracle at Delphi, having heard the dire prophecy that he would murder his father and ...
becomes the focus of attention in the family. Both Larry and his father are now ousted from being the center of attention. This, h...
all. However, Hamlet does not see it this way and becomes very angry with his mother for marrying Claudius. Because of this, Ham...
seek guidance from an oracle. When he returns he tells the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to ...
if he should have a son. Therefore, Laius took steps to prevent conceiving a son by Jocasta. However, Jocasta wanted a child and c...
modern cultures to view the character of Antigone as a perfect example of heroic resistance to tyranny, the play is not a politica...
been killed and because he is deemed a traitor the powers refuse him a burial. Antigone fights for this cause claiming that her br...
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...
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...
Oedipus. He learned that his predecessor and his wifes late husband, King Laius, had been murdered, Oedipus contends that it shou...
events that all resulted in tragedy was when Laius insisted that his healthy infant son should be left to die from exposure. While...
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, ...
largely concerns issues of perception. When Oedipus at last learns the truth of his origin and situation, he takes broaches from t...
where there were festivals and dancing choruses which appear to have competed for prizes (ClassicNote). At one point it appears as...
he has heard the dreadful prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother, Oedipus meets Laius on the road, becomes enr...
has heard rumors about the how his new wifes (his mothers) husband was killed and he is investigating it. He slowly finds hints th...
of tragic flow Aristotle also stipulates that the plot of a tragedy should follow a logical tragic flow. Aristotle writes that "a...
more many people are punished for not heeding the word of God. There are numerous people and numerous situations presented in G...
the disease is the god Apollos punishment because the murder of the kings predecessor, Laius, has not been properly punished. He ...
In five pages this research paper examines how irony is used in these tragedies in a comparison and contrast of characters and the...
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 paper contrasts and compares the way good and evil and father and son relationships in these two plays. There ...
those ruled by determinism. Having grasped the meaning behind Oedipus the King and Othello, it can easily be argued that Oedipus ...
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...