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beginning, feels like he is in a position of complete helplessness. His father has been gone nearly 20 years and he is forced to d...

and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and c...

the Chorus suggests that it could be the work of the gods (Sophocles). Rather than consider someone elses viewpoint, Creon begins ...

Deities and the concept of fate are examined in this comparative analysis of these classical literary works consisting of 6 pages....

In five pages the Theban plays of Sophocles are examined in a consideration of responsibility, fate, and their power. One other s...

were not performed. However, almost as soon as he has made this ruling - that Polyneices body should lay unburied - Creon is faced...

father who controlled every aspect of her life. When she married bank employee Torvald Helmer, she was merely exchanging a father...

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

In six pages this classical Greek play is examined in a consideration of power, control, and gender prejudice and how the contempo...

This paper focuses on tragic form as is represented by these works. Neither nobility nor commoner enjoys immunity from tragedy. ...

In five pages this paper presents a character analysis of Haemon as a reflection of wisdom and his wisdom while also serving at th...

In five pages this paper examines the different ways in which heroine Antigone and hero Oedipus wielded power in these plays by So...

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

number and must join the rat race. Individuality is not prized and someone who has opinions, especially if that person is a woman,...

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

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

declares to Creon that the laws of heaven are "unwritten and unchanging, not of today or yesterday is their authority; they are et...

this retaliation against his brother whom Polyneices felt had stolen the throne from him. Both brothers are killed in battle, one ...

The Odyssey. In his History, Herodotus (484-425 B.C.) came up with dates for the singer (400 years before my time-and no more than...

In five pages this essay discusses how Odysseus qualifies as an 'epic hero' because of the suffering and hardship he endured throu...

In five pages the importance and symbolism of the shield of Achilles is considered in this examination of Homer's epic....

return home. They are in morning, for they have lost a son. They pray to the gods for his return, but feel that he is dead. They e...

and his courage will constantly be tested. Without going into great detail, and there is a large amount of it in this classic, we ...

heroic ideal of the young and noble combatant who appears to be destined to die at an early age on the battlefield. Achilleus is ...

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how the heroic code is represented in these two works. There are no other sources...

much. In a sense, he is the quintessential manly man. Odysseus in a way is a caricature. While there are a lot of traits he posses...

'The Iliad' by Homer is examines with the focus being on the women who are featured within and their classification in a paper con...

In five pages this paper compares these pleas in an analysis of 'The Iliad' by Homer. There are no other sources listed....

In three pages this paper examines the events presented in Homer's epic in comparison with the burial rituals of Egypt in a consid...

In six pages this paper considers classical and contemporary examples of war literature. There are 3 sources cited in the bibliog...