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In 5 pages this paper examines righteousness and how Antigone is responding to a higher authority by breaking the law in this trag...
not have written them. Sophocles wrote "Antigone"(c. 442 B. C) and "Oedipus the King" (c. 425 B. C.) among numerous other works. ...
brother in terms of advice and guidelines for her life which is seen in one scene where her brother tells her to watch out and she...
he would take a dim view of Jason abandoning his duty to his wife and children in favor of selfish gain. The chorus would be the...
murder, Oedipus remarks, absentmindedly, "Strange, hearing you just now . . . my mind wandered, my thoughts racing back and forth"...
In five pages essay examines how justice is conceptually portrayed in this tragic play by Sophocles. There are no other sources ...
you think, I should not have you, even if you asked to come...apparently the laws of the gods mean nothing to you" (Sophocles). ...
In 5 pages this paper contrasts and compares the roles played by oracles and fate in the mythological tales of Achilles, Oedipus, ...
seek guidance from an oracle. When he returns he tells the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to ...
In six pages this paper analyzes the ironic satire of Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Reeve's Tale.' There are no other sources cited....
A research paper addressing the portrayal of evil in Dante's Divine Comedy and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The author draws the c...
tragic hero. Creon, on the other hand, realized his mistake when Teiresias made his prophecy. He is forced to live, knowing that...
This paper contrasts and compares the tragic flaws of Achebe and Sophocles' protagonists in 5 pages. There are no other sources l...
of Willys character shows him to be a highly flawed man, who makes innumerable mistakes and brings about his own tragic demise by ...
her husband in their youthful days. She loves Polixenes as a brother because he is the best and oldest friend of her husband. In t...
is true that Greek culture allowed infanticide via death by exposure, this custom was typically reserved for girls and babies with...
In three pages the differences and similarities in these two plays are discussed in order to determine if they should be regarded ...
"childhood and neurotic mental processes" (Appel, 1995, p. 625), Freud was able to create a link between family relationships and ...
Of course Oedipus refuses to believe this at first, accusing Teiresias of plotting against the throne; he orders the man to leave ...
and instead gives the infant to another shepherd, who takes the boy to Polybus, king of Corinth, who raises it as his own (Sophocl...
concerned for his people; self-regarding but caring. This paper answers several questions about him and his actions in the play. D...
modern cultures to view the character of Antigone as a perfect example of heroic resistance to tyranny, the play is not a politica...
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...
calls on the various gods (including Triple Artemis, in her aspects as huntress, moon-goddess, and goddess of dark sorcery), to sa...
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...
As Sheppard explores the ramifications of Oedipus innocence, his argument draws in aspects of how the Greeks regarded the nature o...
In five pages this paper compares and contrasts how violence is featured in these two works of classical literature. Three source...
Deities and the concept of fate are examined in this comparative analysis of these classical literary works consisting of 6 pages....
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...