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

In seven pages this research paper discusses the various interpretations of this classic Greek tragedy including those of Sigmund ...

In five pages this essay compares and contrasts these two literary works regarding the portrayal of morality in each. There are n...

and in order to protect the city and its citizens, Oedipus was compelled to take drastic action. Also, he wished to cement his re...

In five pages essay examines how justice is conceptually portrayed in this tragic play by Sophocles. There are no other sources ...

In eight pages the protagonists of each play are compared and contrasted in terms of desire for truth, changes, and the collision ...

murder, Oedipus remarks, absentmindedly, "Strange, hearing you just now . . . my mind wandered, my thoughts racing back and forth"...

In five pages this essay discusses the tragic elements of Oedipus the King in terms of plot, the Chorus' role, plot elements, and ...

the god Apollo sees" but Teiresias has not come (Sophocles 36). This initial perception of Teiresias capacity and Oedipus convict...

In five pages this paper argues that instead of free will Oedipus is instead controlled by determinism in this tragic play by Soph...

In six pages this essay considers the psychological, moral, and literary influence Sophocles exerted in his play in a discussion o...

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

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

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

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

content of his disturbing dreams to Jocasta, her response was, What should a man fear? Its all chance, / chance rules our lives. ...

plague that threatens to annihilate most of its citizens. This plague is interpreted as an act of the gods, who are voicing their...

on a number of issues. Jocasta is presented in Oedipus the King as a middle-aged woman, a bit reserved, and uncomfortable in the ...

In five pages this paper compares and contrasts how violence is featured in these two works of classical literature. Three source...

As Sheppard explores the ramifications of Oedipus innocence, his argument draws in aspects of how the Greeks regarded the nature o...

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

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...

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

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

individual would grow up, kill his father, and marry his mother. In reality, few people would ever find themselves in such a circu...

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...

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...

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the way good and evil and father and son relationships in these two plays. There ...

In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these works by Shakespeare and Sophocles in terms of tragic themes and iro...