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In nine pages this paper examines how sacrifice is used in the Greek tragic works Agamemnon, Medea, Antigone, and 'The Odyssey' an...

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...

the Sophoclean template, time should also be compressed and restricted, with the action of the play taking no more than one day. B...

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...

audience" (66). The reversal refers to a reversal in fortune, which Aristotle believed was classically represented in a fall from...

content of his disturbing dreams to Jocasta, her response was, What should a man fear? Its all chance, / chance rules our lives. ...

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

of tragic flow Aristotle also stipulates that the plot of a tragedy should follow a logical tragic flow. Aristotle writes that "a...

In five page this paper considers Gods and their roles in ancient Greek society and literature in a consideration of a passage fro...

the god Apollo sees" but Teiresias has not come (Sophocles 36). This initial perception of Teiresias capacity and Oedipus convict...

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...

Medea and Oedipus Rex are like many ancient Greek plays in dealing with a sub-theme of cruelty. This research paper examines the a...

In eight pages these ancient Greek tragic protagonists featured in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus are ...

Aeschylus introduces a complete reversal of gender roles, placing the character of Clytemnestra in a ruling role over Argos in the...

This 5 page paper discusses the tragedies faced in the plays Oedipus the King (Oedipus Rex) by Sophocles and Death of a Salesman b...

In four pages this paper discusses the dominance of the all powerful Greek mythological gods within the context of this tragedy by...

In three pages this report analyzes the power of the ancient Greek mythological gods in this consideration of Oedipus the King by ...

others, or more intelligent than others. In short, there must be some element which somehow sets him above the average man, but ye...

a decidedly different climate in relation to justice. The end of the Classical period brought with it Alexanders death, as well a...

In eleven pages this paper discusses the concepts of interpreting the future through prophecy, by the prophets, and through dreams...

In five pages the tragic characteristics these plays' feature in terms of such conflicts as male and female, good person or monarc...

actions is shaped by the other characters around her. Creon is of particular importance in shaping the character Antigone in both...

In a paper consisting of five pages the differing gender attitudes that existed in the society of ancient Greece is examined with ...

not have written them. Sophocles wrote "Antigone"(c. 442 B. C) and "Oedipus the King" (c. 425 B. C.) among numerous other works. ...

In five pages the play's final scene and how its philosophical and theological issues reflect the society of ancient Greece. Ther...

In three pages this essay examines the patriotism of Creon who thinks he has the support of the gods in this analysis of Antigone....

In five pages this paper discusses how Creon represents the elements of a tragic figure in this play by Sophocles. There are 3 so...

In five pages this paper analyzed the family conflict experienced by father Creon and his son Haemon in Antigone and how it fits w...

the disease is the god Apollos punishment because the murder of the kings predecessor, Laius, has not been properly punished. He ...

classic confrontation between the forces of good and evil in the Christian biblical tradition. The society of ancient Greece was ...