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Sophocles' Antigone, Oedipus, and Heroes

In five pages this paper examines the different ways in which heroine Antigone and hero Oedipus wielded power in these plays by So...

Sophocles' Oedipus Trilogy Themes

In four pages this paper examines the characters, chorus, women, and state 'spiritual bankruptcy' theme featured in Sophocles' Oed...

Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonnus Summation

In five pages this 2nd portion of Sophocles' Oedipus Trilogy is summarized and analyzed. Three sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and Irony

Polybus, and his queen, Merope. After he is grown, Oedipus is told by a drunken man at a banquet that he really isnt the son of Po...

Penance Rather Than Death in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

In five pages this essay discusses the moral belief in atonement as represented by the irony and symbolism featured in Oedipus Rex...

Dramatic Tragedy and How It Has Evolved

did not attract the attention of the gods. This was still true in Shakespeares time. The few commoners he included were never cen...

Comparison Between Antigone and Othello

In six pages this paper compares the protagonists featured in the Oedipus Trilogy of Sophocles and Othello by William Shakespeare ...

Tragic Greek Heroes Oedipus and Prometheus

In eight pages these ancient Greek tragic protagonists featured in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus are ...

Gods and Violence in the Works of Statius, Sophocles, and Homer

This paper consists of nine pages and considers how violence is perpetuated by the gods in Thebiad by Status, Oedipus Rex by Sopho...

Medea, Oedipus Rex and Cruelty

Medea and Oedipus Rex are like many ancient Greek plays in dealing with a sub-theme of cruelty. This research paper examines the a...

Mythic Figures Teiresias and Oedipus

In five pages this paper discusses how these characters featured in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles can be describes as mythic because th...

Overcoming 'Tragic Flaws' and Predestination in the Beliefs of John Calvin and in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex

In five pages this paper examines the predestination concept and also discusses if tragic flaws can be overcome in a consideration...

Assessment of Oedipus' Guilt

In 4 pages this paper argues that because of his life circumstances Oedipus was not guilty for the events which turned his life in...

Classical Literature and the Portrayal of the 'Faustian Bargain'

In 5 pages this paper examines how the 'Faustian Bargain' is depicted in the literary works Faust by Goethe, Don Quixote by Cervan...

'Gilgamesh,' 'Beowulf,' and Leadership

In 5 pages the leadership concept is examined within the context of these 2 Medieval stories. There are no other sources listed....

Religious Comparison Between the Book of Genesis and Epic of Gilgamesh

it. The man proceeded immediately to build an ark" (Noss, 38). Marietta Moskin agrees that many of the earliest Hebrew stories d...

Order and Chaos in Homer's 'Odyssey' and the Epic of Gilgamesh

In five pages this paper examines the relationship between order and chaos within the context of these two classical literary work...

'The Iliad' and 'Epic of Gilgamesh' on Death and the Afterlife

These two classic epics are contrasted and compared regarding the perspectives on death and immortality in the afterlife contained...

Epic of Gilgamesh and its Gendered Text

In 5 pages this epic is discussed in terms of the gender roles that the divine and mortal characters embody and the lack of female...

Comparative Analysis of Floods in the Epic of Gilgamesh and in Genesis

olive branch, proving that there is land above water once again. A rainbow appears in the sky as a sign that God will not...

Ovid, Gilgamesh, and Genesis Similarities

In five pages the flood and creation tales are among the similarities discussed in a consideration of these three great works of l...

Depiction of Humans and Gods in the Book of Genesis and the Epic of Gilgamesh

is that the creationist deity has no gender, and it is a characteristic peculiar to humans and animals. As William Hallo (...

'The Iliad' by Homer, 'Epic of Gilgamesh' and Fate

The fates of death or destruction could be explored in a dramatic structure, and how the protagonist elected to face his destiny, ...

Old Testament, 'The Odyssey,' 'Epic of Gilgamesh' and Social Function in Literature

in mind we present an examination of Gilgamesh as he illustrates the struggle for social function, or mortality, despite the inter...

Epic Heroes Gilgamesh and Hercules and Violence

In ten pages this paper discusses how violence is portrayed in the heroic epics of ancient Greece and Mesopotamia. Six sources ar...

'Gilgamesh,' 'Monkeys,' Beings, and Gods

In five pages these stories are contrasted and compared in terms of their presentation of magical creatures and gods. There are n...

Comparative Analysis of Gilgamesh and Heracles

cultures. In addition, the kind of difficulties and trials faced by different ancient communities will also tend to be similar. On...

Otherworld and Heroes in 'The Odyssey' and 'Epic of Gilgamesh'

in order to acquire knowledge, and to demonstrate bravery or quick-wittedness while they are dealing with unfamiliar situations or...

Gilgamesh, Enuma Elish, and Genesis

of creation are vastly different" (Anonymous Selected Portions of the "Enuma Elish" enumaeli.htm). "The six days of creation i...

Epic of Gilgamesh, Inferno, and Human Values

the Inferno. "In Dantes Inferno, there is an Upper Hell and a Lower Hell. Upper Hell is the place for those guilty of excessive se...