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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'...

Analyzing Oedipus the King by Sophocles

and in order to protect the city and its citizens, Oedipus was compelled to take drastic action. Also, he wished to cement his re...

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...

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...

Oedipus by Sophocles and its Structure

In six pages this paper presents a structural analysis of this ancient Greek tragedy and examines how the rising action and confli...

Patricia J. Williams' 'Hate Radio'

In three pages this paper agrees with the author's contention that racial hatred must be restrained with a suggestion offered. On...

Ethics and the Challenger Space Shuttle Tragedy

In eleven pages this paper examines the findings regarding what caused the Challenger space shuttle disaster of January 1986 in an...

Tragedy of the My Lai Massacre

In sixteen pages the Vietnam War's My Lai massacre is discussed. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

Tragedy of Flight 800

In eight pages the tragic crash of Flight 800 is examined in terms of causes and changes in rules and regulations that resulted fr...

Controversy Over the Titanic Tragedy

In eight pages this essay considers the 1912 Titanic sinking in a consideration of its controversy, the unexpected nature of the t...

Clyde Character in An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser

In five pages this report presents a character analysis of Clyde as featured in Theodore Dreiser's novel An American Tragedy. The...

Problems Associated with Adapting Novels into Films

This paper examines the problems involved in transferring novels from print to the big screen in twenty seven pages and includes s...

American Literature and Multiculturalism

In five pages this paper examines how multiculturalism is represented in such American literary works as The Souls of Black Folk b...

Dustin Hoffman as Willy Loman in the Film Adaptation of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

In five pages the television version of Miller's tragedy featuring Dustin Hoffman is compared with the original play that starred ...

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

In five pages The Pearl is discussed in a character analysis of Kino, the tragedy that befell, and the resulting evil, hardship, a...

American Tragedy in the Novels of John Steinbeck

In five pages this paper discusses how the American tragedy concept is thematically manifested in the writings of John Steinbeck. ...

Terry Williams' Refuge A Story of Adaptation to Disaster

In five pages this paper compares the death of the author's mother to the natural disaster of wildlife refuge flooding. There is ...

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...

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...

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...

How in Greek Tragedies Adultery Leads to Murder

running into pre-menopause here, why dont you visit your mother for a while." One of Medeas concerns is her own private humiliati...

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...

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...

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Tragedy and Economics

In six pages Miller's play is examined in terms of the tragic consequences that resulted from the American Dream of economic prosp...

Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie and Symbolism

In 5 pages this paper examines the masterful use of symbolism by Tennessee Williams in The Glass Menagerie. There are 6 sources c...

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. ...

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 ...

How Puns are Used by Shakespeare in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

The use of puns are discussed in this report consisting of five pages and also considered for comparative purposes are Tragedy of ...

Identity, Tragedy, and Youth in Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean

very young members of the team. "For instance, of the fifteen who jumped on the Mann Gulch fire, twelve had been in the armed ser...

Aristotle and Greek Tragedy

Poetics by Aristotle is used as a springboard for this topic. Aristotle's take on tragedy is the focus of this paper. This five ...