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and ice creams sold in the summer, this looks at the trends rather than just the past performance. Regression analysis takes th...

of in a negative light. On the other hand, Oedipus Rex is also someone who is seemingly trying to help to find the true murderer o...

"Hamlet," the troubled Danish prince is morose and troubled because, just a short time after his fathers death, his mother remarri...

devastating plague that has been killing many of his subjects. He speaks as if he is an anguished father: "My children, I am fill...

position in the court was not higher than it was. He is the source of all conflict in the story for he presents Othello with subtl...

has heard rumors about the how his new wifes (his mothers) husband was killed and he is investigating it. He slowly finds hints th...

he has heard the dreadful prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother, Oedipus meets Laius on the road, becomes enr...

where there were festivals and dancing choruses which appear to have competed for prizes (ClassicNote). At one point it appears as...

Oedipus. He learned that his predecessor and his wifes late husband, King Laius, had been murdered, Oedipus contends that it shou...

of our concern. If this story simply told of Oedipus as a king who is found guilty of murdering his father and...

Jocastas acceptance of her role and of the death of her son is fundamental to the actions of the play. When Oedipus kills Laius a...

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

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

more many people are punished for not heeding the word of God. There are numerous people and numerous situations presented in G...

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

truth about who killed his wifes husband is being uncovered. He shows himself again as noble by insisting that justice be done and...

he was the victim of an unspeakable crime: it was prophesied that Laius would die by his sons hand, and so when Oedipus was born, ...

his infant son, Oedipus, die from exposure on a mountainside. The baby Oedipus was subsequently found and raised by the rulers of ...

events that all resulted in tragedy was when Laius insisted that his healthy infant son should be left to die from exposure. While...

of his father Ulysses" (Homer I). From this excerpt it is quite obvious that divine intervention is a powerful part of the stor...

Hamlet is fascinating because he is so psychologically rich and complex; hes a real person, and no one has quite managed to figure...

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...

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 ...

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

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

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

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...

largely concerns issues of perception. When Oedipus at last learns the truth of his origin and situation, he takes broaches from t...