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

In eight pages these tragic heroes created by William Shakespeare and Sophocles are contrasted and compared. Eight sources are ci...

no longer walks the Chinatown beat, ever since he was promoted to lieutenant (Dirks chin.html). Chinatown is regarded as a punish...

In five pages this research paper examines how irony is used in these tragedies in a comparison and contrast of characters and the...

logical explanation, Othello seemed bent on confirming that he will never be more than a misfit in Venice. Desdemonas protestatio...

those ruled by determinism. Having grasped the meaning behind Oedipus the King and Othello, it can easily be argued that Oedipus ...

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 a paper consisting of 3 pages the different tones but common storylines that exist in these tales are compared. There are no o...

In five pages this paper discusses these kingly characters and their flaws in a consideration of what value if any their suffering...

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

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...

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

The tragedies these leaders experience that lead them onto a path of self knowledge are the focus of this paper consisting of five...

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

modern cultures to view the character of Antigone as a perfect example of heroic resistance to tyranny, the play is not a politica...

been killed and because he is deemed a traitor the powers refuse him a burial. Antigone fights for this cause claiming that her br...

his mother, he fulfills the prophesy. As Oedipus tells the story, one gets the sense that he is more than just a character. He is ...

biological mother and father. On leaving the Oracle at Delphi, having heard the dire prophecy that he would murder his father and ...

In five pages this report analyzes how power is featured in these respective works and how they influence the featured characters ...

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

behold his greatness without envy? Now what a black sea of terror has overwhelmed him. Now as we keep our watch and wait the final...

calls on the various gods (including Triple Artemis, in her aspects as huntress, moon-goddess, and goddess of dark sorcery), to sa...

all. However, Hamlet does not see it this way and becomes very angry with his mother for marrying Claudius. Because of this, Ham...

becomes the focus of attention in the family. Both Larry and his father are now ousted from being the center of attention. This, h...

The trials featured in these works are contrasted and compared in a report consisting of five pages. Two sources are cited in the...

In five pages fate's role in this ancient Greek tragedy is examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

In five pages the ways in which characters are utilized by the playwrights as instruments by which the audience can be manipulated...

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 ...