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

In five pages this paper considers how this imagery combines to represent lost vision and spiritual confusion in this tragic play ...

those ruled by determinism. Having grasped the meaning behind Oedipus the King and Othello, it can easily be argued that Oedipus ...

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

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

more many people are punished for not heeding the word of God. There are numerous people and numerous situations presented in G...

the disease is the god Apollos punishment because the murder of the kings predecessor, Laius, has not been properly punished. He ...

of tragic flow Aristotle also stipulates that the plot of a tragedy should follow a logical tragic flow. Aristotle writes that "a...

Oedipus. He learned that his predecessor and his wifes late husband, King Laius, had been murdered, Oedipus contends that it shou...

position in the court was not higher than it was. He is the source of all conflict in the story for he presents Othello with subtl...

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

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

where there were festivals and dancing choruses which appear to have competed for prizes (ClassicNote). At one point it appears as...

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...

"Hamlet," the troubled Danish prince is morose and troubled because, just a short time after his fathers death, his mother remarri...

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

serve as a compass for the character when facing great and insurmountable odds. Oedipus held staunchly to his moral codes, and whe...

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

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

at both the pros and cons of gaming in the state in order to accurately determine and evaluate its social and economic effects. Ba...

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...

others, or more intelligent than others. In short, there must be some element which somehow sets him above the average man, but ye...

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

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

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

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

events that all resulted in tragedy was when Laius insisted that his healthy infant son should be left to die from exposure. While...

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

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