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woman who was now a widow, he fell in love and married her-his mother (Sophocles). Apollo curses Thebes and says that the city wil...

watch these plays we see not only human frailty, but the workings of fate. Consider Oedipus: he killed his father and married his ...

Oedipus story we have one that seems to offer us the belief that through intellectual pursuit we can somehow avoid the inevitable,...

In eight pages this paper discusses Greek theater's traditions, rituals, and ceremonies with Oedipus the King among the topics cov...

In seven pages this paper discusses past and present myths and violence with examples provided from ancient works The Aeneid, The ...

a man so much that she would do anything for him-- lie, cry, and eventually die. In many ways, Queen Jocasta submits fully...

the way; at the same time, the "old man," who was watching carefully, "struck me from his carriage, / full on the head with his tw...

Shakespeares characters that the audience (or the reader) immediately understands will not have an easy time of it. The story of "...

Before the particular works are examined, however, it can be useful to attempt a brief examination of the concept of irony in lite...

This essay offers summary and analysis of four poems which begin by offering a comparison of two companion poems from Songs of Inn...

a manner that Cleopatra bears his children. At one point Antonys wife dies and for the audience this would offer the option of ...

In a paper consisting of five pages the similarities between modern Peru and 1960s America are noted in a consideration of how Kin...

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

This paper contrasts and compares the tragic flaws of Achebe and Sophocles' protagonists in 5 pages. There are no other sources l...

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 ...

works called The Mourning Bride which was created in 1697 contains the following well known line: "Heavn has no Rage, like Love to...

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...

the open air seems odd. And yet, the opera version gave Falstaff a swagger and an attitude that one suspects was close to the t...

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

contrasts dramatically with Antigones ideas, and forms the basis for the conflict that drives the plot. At the core of Creons val...

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

In four pages this paper examines the play's good vs. evil conflict in a consideration of how divine power is dominated by demonic...

seek guidance from an oracle. When he returns he tells the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to ...

that should be born to him by me" (Sophocles). This tragic portent would surely have put most couples who believed in fate off of...

arms off and place them somewhere, nor did she wage a real battle on the high window. Even the terms high window and shadow can be...

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

in one another that is very attractive. So Romeo makes his way to her window in the night and we have the infamous balcony scene w...

We can see that he is panicking because he has killed a man and there is blood on him that he cannot wash off. Even though his wif...

of fairness, arguing that because Macbeth suffers the most he is paying for his sins, it does not make sense because Lady Macbeth ...