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Machiavelli and All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren

In five pages the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Robert Penn Warren is analyzed within the context of Machiavelli's observation '...

King John's Character in King John by William Shakespeare

In ten pages a character analysis of King John as featured in Shakespeare's play of the same name is presented. Six sources are c...

Dr. Martin Luther King's Ideologies and How They Contributed to His Murder

told her son about segregation and advised him at an early age that racial prejudice represented "a social condition rather than a...

Martin Luther King’s Expert Use of Rhetoric in His Letter from the Birmingham Jail

or writing the paper: he or she is of such character that their word is to be respected ("Persuasive Arguments"). With all that in...

The King’s to Blame

ever written, and it continues to excite audiences because of Shakespeares masterful examination of the psychological aspects of i...

The “King of Kings,” Ozymandias

party recite the poem removes the reader even further from the statue, lending it an even greater air of mystery and moving it fur...

Malcolm X's Black Power vs. King's Civil Disobedience

theme of the research. 2. How would they have been dealt with? Fine tuning the research question into a research hypothesis ...

Play and Film Versions of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

This paper consists of six pages in which comparisons are made between Oedipus and Ibsen's heroine Nora Helmer along with a compar...

Greek Mythology and Literature and the Gods' Incestuous Relationships

contribution to the image in Greek mythology is the story of Chiron, who was born of a union between Zeus and Ixion, the son of Ar...

Blind Oedipus

In seven pages this essay discusses how Oedipus was able to 'see' certain things after blinding himself, from this knowledge he ga...

Literature and Fate

In seven pages the literary device of fate is examined within the context of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Edgar Allan...

Psychosocial Development Stages According to Sigmund Freud

In five pages psychosocial development's 5 stages as defined by Freud are discussed along with the growing Oedipus complex controv...

Classical Literature and The Role of World Leaders

This paper discusses three classic literary works, Gilgamesh, Hayy Ibn Yaqzan, and Oedipus Rex. The author draws comparisons from...

Chaldean and Greek Mythology and the Roles Played by Oracles and Fate

In 5 pages this paper contrasts and compares the roles played by oracles and fate in the mythological tales of Achilles, Oedipus, ...

Assessment of Oedipus' Guilt

In 4 pages this paper argues that because of his life circumstances Oedipus was not guilty for the events which turned his life in...

Compare and Contrast Oedipus Rex and Death of a Salesman

is that so many people believe in ideals like Willys. In the end, what is show is that a man with so much potential ends up losing...

Mythology by Edith Hamilton

in this work goes into the Great Families of Mythology and provides information on The House of Atreus, The Royal House of Thebes,...

Position Paper on Suffering Leading to Wisdom

The audience sees Oedipus to be a good and caring King, one who has a grasp of right and wrong. Oedipus is also shown to be a bit ...

Free Will and Fate

of an omnipotent God, and therefore there is considerable debate as to whether the actions of a human being can be genuinely consi...

Characters and Their Motives in Oedipus

difference between the two representations. When one is cast forward by way of determinism, it is as though one has absolutely no...

Tragic Heroes in Death of a Salesman and Oedipus

This 10 page essay explores the tragic heroes in these classic plays. Oedipus believes he makes his own destiny while Willy belie...

Tragic Heroes in Death of a Salesman and Oedipus

A 10 page analysis of the tragic hero as he manifests in these two classic plays. Twists of events affect these heroes differentl...

Aristotle's Poetics and Oedipus

In five pages this paper examines how a tragic literary hero is defined by Aristotle in Poetics and then applied to Oedipus. One ...

The Ancient Greek Plays 'Oedipus' and 'Lysistrata'

In 5 pages, this paper considers how the tragedy of Oedipus differs from the comedy Lysistrata. There are 3 additional sources in...

Innocence Lost in Literature

In five pages this paper examines how innocence is corrupted in a literary comparison and contrast of Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bo...

Films and Technology

- is what was considered quite unique for the figuratively dark production. Adding literal darkness to MacBeth was the directors ...

Children's Dramatic Roles

own. As a result of their inability to take responsibility for the prophecy they suffered at the hands of their son. Oedipus pu...

Myth, Tragedy, and Romance

blind lord Dhritarashtra so much that she voluntarily bandaged her eyes, as she vowed that she would not enjoy anything that she c...

The Characters Okonkwo and Oedipus Compared

the law. It would be an impossibility, no matter what the prediction, that this would happen. However, in the case of Oedipus, he ...

Oedipus Myth and D.H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers

all the necessary stages in that development would be as futile as Oedipuss attempts to challenge the Fates....