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A Doll's House, Oedipus, Othello, and Family Conflicts

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

Cross-Cultural Awareness through Films and Interviews

still evident and part of the legal system in which case provided some legal standing for peoples separatist attitudes. Since the ...

'My Oedipus Complex' by Frank O'Connor

becomes the focus of attention in the family. Both Larry and his father are now ousted from being the center of attention. This, h...

Gertrude in Hamlet and Jocasta from Oedipus Compared

all. However, Hamlet does not see it this way and becomes very angry with his mother for marrying Claudius. Because of this, Ham...

Antigone and Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

that should be born to him by me" (Sophocles). This tragic portent would surely have put most couples who believed in fate off of...

Similarities Between 'Death of a Salesman' and 'Oedipus The King'

will; summation of all applicable elements will likely lead one to conclude that determinism played a significant and essential ro...

Guilt and Innocence in Sophocles' Oedipus

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

Sophocles' Oedipus Trilogy, William Shakespeare's The Tempest, and Violence

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

Oedipus in Zeffirelli’s Hamlet

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

Electra Complex and Oedipus Complex Compared

In six pages this report compares these two Freudian childhood complexes. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Oedipus by Sophocles and its Structure

In six pages this paper presents a structural analysis of this ancient Greek tragedy and examines how the rising action and confli...

Gertrude in Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Jocasta in Oedipus the King by Sophocles Compared

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

Flawed Characters in Death of a Salesman, Antigone, and Oedipus

been killed and because he is deemed a traitor the powers refuse him a burial. Antigone fights for this cause claiming that her br...

Contemporary Oedipus Imagery

if he should have a son. Therefore, Laius took steps to prevent conceiving a son by Jocasta. However, Jocasta wanted a child and c...

Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, Antigone, Hubris, and Ethics

modern cultures to view the character of Antigone as a perfect example of heroic resistance to tyranny, the play is not a politica...

Chorus Significance in Jean Anouilh's Antigone and Sophocles' Oedipus

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

Power in Animal Farm by George Orwell, Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Hamlet by William Shakespeare

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

Oedipus and Hamlet Characterizations

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 ...

Sophocles' Oedipus the King and Symbolism

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...

Set Design for the Play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

seek guidance from an oracle. When he returns he tells the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to ...

Greenblatt and Showalter on Writing

A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares 2 books on literature and writing. Stephen Greenblatt, in his text Self-Fashioning, Fro...

Humanness in the Character Oedipus Rex

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...

Theodore Dreiser's "Sister Carrie" - Class And Masculinity

of independence and material possessions as a way to shed the discomfort of her less-than-copious upbringing. While Dreiser sough...

Death of a Salesman/Pursuit of Happyness

he has always valued charisma over actual skill or knowledge. This point is shown in a flashback in which Willy asks his oldest ...

Discovery Of Gold: Accelerated California's Drive For Statehoood

trail wherever it lead, however, California turned out to be such a plethora of mineral wealth that when the population concentrat...

Troubled Artists: Creativity As A Catharsis

starry starry night! This is how I want to die" (Sexton, 1981). Like Sexton (1981), van Gogh utilized art as a catharsis while e...

Mexico's Drug Cartel War: United States' Role

United States has long been in battle with itself in an ongoing attempt to control its rampant drug problem, on that clearly stems...

Margaret Sanger

hold a great deal of authority when it comes to changing the attitudes and perspectives of young girls who may believe living off ...

In Favor Of The Aristide Government

p. 15). Financial backing is one of the most critical components of such an objective. The U.S. Agency for International Develop...

Project and Stakeholder Management

that need to be looked at, the way that the project will be managed in terms of stakeholders as well as the general stakeholder is...