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Lines 954 to 997 in Oedipus the King by Sophocles

city is in turmoil. The next several lines have a messenger enter and inquire as to Oedipus home and whereabouts. The Chorus info...

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and Opposites

lightness! serious vanity!/ Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms!/ Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire,/ sick health!/ Stil...

Othello by William Shakespeare and the Character Emilia

for himself - with a kiss. Her husband retorts, "Sir, would she give you so much of her lips / As of her tongue she oft bestows o...

Tragic Elements of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

him. He is a man who holds to the laws of his people, he is strong and courageous, and he is fairly well defined. But events take ...

21st Century and Violence in American Schools

would come out of nowhere and usually in rather rural or safe areas. People were shocked. Then, after Columbine, there was perhaps...

Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Social Values

extremely civic-minded society and active participation in the democratic process was demanded of everyone. No one took his polit...

Sophocles' Antigone and Oedipus and Fortune Reversals

he has heard the dreadful prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother, Oedipus meets Laius on the road, becomes enr...

Is Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman a Tragedy?

In six pages this essay evaluates Miller's play based upon Aristotle's tragic components to conclude that Death of a Salesman is i...

Interpretations of Oedipus the King by Sophocles

In seven pages this research paper discusses the various interpretations of this classic Greek tragedy including those of Sigmund ...

Technology in The Writings of Mark Twain

This paper examines Twain's perspectives on technology as seen in both his writing and his life. The author uses examples from th...

Sophocles' Antigone and August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone

This paper focuses on tragic form as is represented by these works. Neither nobility nor commoner enjoys immunity from tragedy. ...

King Lear and Twelfth Night--A Comparison of the Two Plays

go to her, but only if she will profess love for her father to eclipse the love of any other man. Only if she promises not to mar...

Symbolism of the Terms 'Denmark' and 'King' in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

In seven pages the symbolism surrounding the use of the terms Denmark and King are examined within the context of Shakespeare's tr...

Samson Agonistes by John Milton

In five pages this paper discusses the literary concept of classical tragedy and how it can be applied to Samson Agonistes by John...

Universal Truths Presented in Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

In four pages this report considers the universal truths that lead to Faustus's tragedy and Marlowe's objectives in this tale. Th...

Was John F. Kennedy's Murder a Tragedy or a Conspiracy?

lone nut just happen to have ties to violent, subversive groups like the Cuban revolutionaries, the K.G.B. and F.B.I.? Wasnt it co...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and the Characterizations of Laertes and Prince Hamlet

In five pages these 2 characters featured in William Shakespeare's most famous tragedy are contrasted and compared. There are no ...

Critically Analyzing 'King Lear' by William Shakespeare

In this paper consisting of seven pages Lear as the bearer of blame for his tragedies, his evolution in the twilight of his life. ...

A Philosophical Take on Firestone's Tire Recall

Drawing from the ethical theories of Mill and Kant, this paper examines the tragedy caused by Firestone and Ford placing defective...

1982 Trial of Political Activist Mumia Abu Jamal

In twelve pages this paper discusses Mumia Abu Jamal's 1982 trial as a tragedy worthy of a Greek epic. Ten sources are cited in t...

Literary and Historical Meaning of Boris Godunov by Alexander Pushkin

In five pages this report discusses the historical tragedy that was inspired by the ill fated czar of the late sixteenth and early...

Othello by William Shakespeare and the Significance of the Color White

In five pages this paper examines the symbolic meaning of white in this tragedy by William Shakespeare. Four sources are cited in...

Tragic Hero in Electra by Euripides

In five pages Euripides' tragic protagonist is examined in an application of Aristotle's Greek tragedy formula. There are no othe...

The View from a Bridge by Arthur Miller

In five pages this paper examines the tragedy of the protagonist's failure to face his own feelings as portrayed in Arthur Miller'...

Film Versions of William Shakespeare's Othello by Directors Orson Welles and Oliver Parker

In five pages this paper critiques 2 film interpretations of William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello. One source is cited in the bi...

Accountability of Claudius in Causing Sorrow in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

life, consuming him. It is this rage that eventually drives him to madness and murder. It seems ironic that Claudius, Laertes, a...

Critically Exploring William Shakespeare's 'Othello' from a Marxist Perspective

a black man was not suitable to be a ruler. In clever fashion, he sets about to accomplish his goal. In fact, when Iago and Roder...

Desdemona and the 'Jewel' Motif Recurrence in William Shakespeare's Othello

forthright and courageous. Coupled with these admirable characteristics, Desdemona also harbors a significant moral sensitivity a...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and the 'Pawn' Queen Gertrude

marriage, and to decline / Upon a wretch whose natural gifts were poor / To those of mine! / But virtue, as it never will be movd,...

Macbeth by William Shakespeare and the Themes of Free Will and Fate

powers of destiny, great ministers of fate. They had determined the past; they not only foresaw the future, but decreed it" (Cours...