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of Oedipus, the man who kills his father and marries his mother, is actually older than Sophocless version of the story. Its timel...

on themes that have to do with familial love and altruism, rather than the hostility and fear that were attributed to it by Freud ...

this writer/tutor encourages the student to reread the play, noting passages that support the chosen theme. While certainly study ...

an already contradictory situation. Consider how she acknowledges the baby as both "my son" and as "valuable property." Her matern...

This 5 page paper discusses the tragedies faced in the plays Oedipus the King (Oedipus Rex) by Sophocles and Death of a Salesman b...

as though by filming this story in this manner the producer was trying to invite, so to speak, the audience into a theater, make t...

This 5 page paper compares three tragedies and their protagonists: Oedipus from Oedipus Rex, Macbeth from Macbeth and Odysseus fro...

"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 ...

is to preserve the "state," that is the authority of the state, as opposed to having genuine feeling for the welfare of the people...

the "tragic flaw." In Oedipuss case, his tragic flaw is his pride. That flaw has to cause him great suffering, but from that suffe...

plague wreaks death and despair onto the Theban people, Oedipus pride motivates him to make a deal whereby he reveals the identity...

resides in Thebes. Oedipus demands that someone come forward with information. When no one comes, Oedipus puts a curse on whoever ...

when the play opens, he has no knowledge that he has actually done so; he believes he was successful in avoiding the prophesy. Th...

In five pages this paper examines the predestination concept and also discusses if tragic flaws can be overcome in a consideration...

Medea and Oedipus Rex are like many ancient Greek plays in dealing with a sub-theme of cruelty. This research paper examines the a...

In five pages this paper compares Sophocles' Oedipus Rex with the plays by William Shakespeare in terms of their similarities and ...

contribution to the image in Greek mythology is the story of Chiron, who was born of a union between Zeus and Ixion, the son of Ar...

is that so many people believe in ideals like Willys. In the end, what is show is that a man with so much potential ends up losing...

who others looked upon with envy, and characters who others judged for their actions and essential character. The paper looks at G...

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...

The audience sees Oedipus to be a good and caring King, one who has a grasp of right and wrong. Oedipus is also shown to be a bit ...

to speak out. Of course, Oedipus is infuriated by such statements and knows that they must have been instigated by one of his enem...

did not attract the attention of the gods. This was still true in Shakespeares time. The few commoners he included were never cen...

In 5 pages this paper examines this thematic conflict as it is represented in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, Macbeth by William S...

concerned for his people; self-regarding but caring. This paper answers several questions about him and his actions in the play. D...

to work to include everyone. Now lets consider a scene from Oedipus Rex and how it could be staged, and what that tells us about...

in which a drunk calls Oedipus a "bastard," thus forcing him to the extreme of looking for the cause of the plague on the city whe...

In five pages this paper analyzes the importance of families in these classic Greek plays by Sophocles. There are no other source...

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