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logical explanation, Othello seemed bent on confirming that he will never be more than a misfit in Venice. Desdemonas protestatio...
In five pages Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero is applied to these two literary monarchs. One source is cited in the bibli...
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...
seek guidance from an oracle. When he returns he tells the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to ...
been killed and because he is deemed a traitor the powers refuse him a burial. Antigone fights for this cause claiming that her br...
and in order to protect the city and its citizens, Oedipus was compelled to take drastic action. Also, he wished to cement his re...
In five pages essay examines how justice is conceptually portrayed in this tragic play by Sophocles. There are no other sources ...
In six pages this report compares these two Freudian childhood complexes. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....
on a number of issues. Jocasta is presented in Oedipus the King as a middle-aged woman, a bit reserved, and uncomfortable in the ...
In five pages this paper compares and contrasts how violence is featured in these two works of classical literature. Three source...
plague that threatens to annihilate most of its citizens. This plague is interpreted as an act of the gods, who are voicing their...
Deities and the concept of fate are examined in this comparative analysis of these classical literary works consisting of 6 pages....
In five pages the ways in which characters are utilized by the playwrights as instruments by which the audience can be manipulated...
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 fate's role in this ancient Greek tragedy is examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....
The trials featured in these works are contrasted and compared in a report consisting of five pages. Two sources are cited in the...
In four pages this paper discusses the dominance of the all powerful Greek mythological gods within the context of this tragedy by...
In 5 pages this paper compares how these topics are thematically depicted in these plays. There are 4 sources cited in the biblio...
This paper contrasts and compares the tragic flaws of Achebe and Sophocles' protagonists in 5 pages. There are no other sources l...
In five pages this essay compares and contrasts these two literary works regarding the portrayal of morality in each. There are n...
In eight pages the protagonists of each play are compared and contrasted in terms of desire for truth, changes, and the collision ...
murder, Oedipus remarks, absentmindedly, "Strange, hearing you just now . . . my mind wandered, my thoughts racing back and forth"...
In seven pages this research paper discusses the various interpretations of this classic Greek tragedy including those of Sigmund ...
In 5 pages this paper examines how perceptions of truth are shaped through illusion in these two plays. There are 3 sources cited...
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 ...
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...
all. However, Hamlet does not see it this way and becomes very angry with his mother for marrying Claudius. Because of this, Ham...