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in drama, as well as two of the most destructive. This paper compares and contrasts the plays that bear their names. Discussion H...
tortured marriage. The world of George and Martha is a closed, stagnant environment. It is filled with highly destructive element...
Thyestes and his brother were rivals for the throne of Mycenae. Atreus was married to Aerope. Thyestes seduced Aerope. He was a...
In four pages this paper discusses the dominance of the all powerful Greek mythological gods within the context of this tragedy by...
In five pages this paper examines a passage from the Greek tragedy in order to determine to what extent Oedipus portrays himself a...
In 5 pages this paper compares O'Neill's play with Greek tragedies in a consideration of similarities, differences, and morality. ...
his mother." With these words in the introduction which gives us the background to the story (Sophocles, Argument). This tragic...
In five pages fate's role in this ancient Greek tragedy is examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....
In seven pages this research paper discusses the various interpretations of this classic Greek tragedy including those of Sigmund ...
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...
In five pages Euripides' tragic protagonist is examined in an application of Aristotle's Greek tragedy formula. There are no othe...
In six pages this paper presents a structural analysis of this ancient Greek tragedy and examines how the rising action and confli...
audience" (66). The reversal refers to a reversal in fortune, which Aristotle believed was classically represented in a fall from...
events that all resulted in tragedy was when Laius insisted that his healthy infant son should be left to die from exposure. While...
The political context of the stories of the Oedipal trilogy relate to the society of Thebes and the conflicts that arise from shif...
city is in turmoil. The next several lines have a messenger enter and inquire as to Oedipus home and whereabouts. The Chorus info...
the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to justice. Oedipus swears he will go on this quest to fin...
specifically tailored their works to suit the tastes of their Athenian audiences, mirroring the "fears, tensions, and potential vi...
seek guidance from an oracle. When he returns he tells the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to ...
homes and taking wine, run into the mountains. Two men, the aged prophet Teiresias and King Cadmus, the older monarch who abdicate...
In ten pages this paper discusses how Euripides' plays depicted Clytemnestra in this consideration of the shift in women's portray...
shown for "wives and women in general" (Vasillopulos 435). Christopher Vasillopulos observed in his literary criticism of Medea, ...
and also provided insight into the character when she brazenly broke with firmly held tradition. For example, in Homers Iliad and ...
has obviously made her own way in life and has been well respected, her one goal throughout the entire play is to wed a man who is...
three months after the murder of her husband. In Measure for Measure, its protagonist is not a man of illustrious social status. ...
so "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are rare glimpses into the feminine status in what was essentially a strict Greek patriarchy. Wh...
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 heroism in combat as they fought for noble causes and died for noble causes, with visions of lavish funeral rites dancing in th...
Aeschylus introduces a complete reversal of gender roles, placing the character of Clytemnestra in a ruling role over Argos in the...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares Pagan women with Jewish women in ancient Greek and Roman societies in terms of the...