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calls on the various gods (including Triple Artemis, in her aspects as huntress, moon-goddess, and goddess of dark sorcery), to sa...
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 ...
In five pages this report analyzes how power is featured in these respective works and how they influence the featured characters ...
becomes the focus of attention in the family. Both Larry and his father are now ousted from being the center of attention. This, h...
biological mother and father. On leaving the Oracle at Delphi, having heard the dire prophecy that he would murder his father and ...
largely concerns issues of perception. When Oedipus at last learns the truth of his origin and situation, he takes broaches from t...
serve as a compass for the character when facing great and insurmountable odds. Oedipus held staunchly to his moral codes, and whe...
that should be born to him by me" (Sophocles). This tragic portent would surely have put most couples who believed in fate off of...
if he should have a son. Therefore, Laius took steps to prevent conceiving a son by Jocasta. However, Jocasta wanted a child and c...
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 report compares these two Freudian childhood complexes. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....
As Sheppard explores the ramifications of Oedipus innocence, his argument draws in aspects of how the Greeks regarded the nature o...
In six pages this paper presents a structural analysis of this ancient Greek tragedy and examines how the rising action and confli...
In five pages this paper compares and contrasts how violence is featured in these two works of classical literature. Three source...
This paper contrasts and compares the tragic flaws of Achebe and Sophocles' protagonists in 5 pages. There are no other sources l...
In five pages the ways in which characters are utilized by the playwrights as instruments by which the audience can be manipulated...
In eight pages this paper argues that the King is victimized by his own arrogance in a consideration of how the theme of hubris or...
In 5 pages the recurrences of these motifs in the dramas of ancient Greece are examined in this work by Sophocles. There are 3 so...
In 5 pages this paper examines the uses of verbal, situational, and dramatic irony as it emphasizes the plot's paradox within the ...
In 5 pages this paper examines how perceptions of truth are shaped through illusion in these two plays. There are 3 sources cited...
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...
for contemporary social issues has been reflected in her thirteen books. In 2001, her text Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By ...
the mind does not see the dots for themselves and only perceives the holistic value of the star. The law of closure provides expl...
In five pages an article that appeared in the British Medical Journal on April 20, 1991 is summarized and reviewed. There are no ...
read, she immediately attributes these events to the action of Providence. When her captors, which is a band of American Natives m...
which "comprises a stunning class-conscious critique of Christian hypocrisy and the Churchs complicity with the rich" (Padilla 150...
tendency to perpetuate the familys migrant worker history is too often a strong deterrent to the desire - or ability - for parents...
13 31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, ...
predicting mortality and morbidity. Authors provide a section to explain and explore the existence of natriuretic peptides. Anoth...