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actions is shaped by the other characters around her. Creon is of particular importance in shaping the character Antigone in both...

not have written them. Sophocles wrote "Antigone"(c. 442 B. C) and "Oedipus the King" (c. 425 B. C.) among numerous other works. ...

In five pages this paper discusses how Creon represents the elements of a tragic figure in this play by Sophocles. There are 3 so...

In five pages this paper analyzed the family conflict experienced by father Creon and his son Haemon in Antigone and how it fits w...

In five pages this paper argues that Antigone is the first feminist work. There are no other sources listed....

In five pages the play's final scene and how its philosophical and theological issues reflect the society of ancient Greece. Ther...

In three pages this essay examines the patriotism of Creon who thinks he has the support of the gods in this analysis of Antigone....

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

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

classic confrontation between the forces of good and evil in the Christian biblical tradition. The society of ancient Greece was ...

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

The political context of the stories of the Oedipal trilogy relate to the society of Thebes and the conflicts that arise from shif...

having given his word, feels that he has no choice but to keep it, even though he fears, rightly, that the boy will end in disaste...

In five pages this report discusses how Homer, Sophocles, and Hesiod would have conceptualized justice regarding the 911 terrorist...

In five pages this paper examines how human nature is featured in classic literary works by Homer, Sophocles, Dante Alighieri, and...

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...

In 7 pages this paper considers the peace messages contained within this war stories' collection known as 'The Iliad.' There are ...

In seven pages the classical Greek definition of hero as revealed in the epic poems of Homer is discussed....

are not primarily about war. The love element is significantly greater. In exploring Virgils Aeneid, it is perhaps the metamorpho...

In a paper consisting of 6 pages war and domesticity are examined within the context of these Homerian ethics particularly as they...

Aspects of Homer's epic poem are analyzed in this paper that contains five pages. There are no other sources listed in the biblio...

be regarded as a historical document. There is very little certain about the poem itself or its author, who was supposedly a blin...

the student works on this project, he or she will want to consider the ways in which the story deals with legendary events that ma...

so "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are rare glimpses into the feminine status in what was essentially a strict Greek patriarchy. Wh...

is somber (tragic). "...In great works of art all levels in which interpretation can be pursued fruitfully probably remain in som...

how all true tragic heroes apply the same principle: by purging his sins in exchange for forgiveness from nature and the gods. He...

bow rang death as he shot his arrow in the midst of them. First he smote their mules and their hounds, but presently he aimed his ...

on Mount Olympus, where the gods lived. As the Iliad opens, the Trojan War has actually been going on for nine years, but the figh...

In five pages this paper compares these two works in terms of wartime reality portrayals. Two sources are cited in the bibliograp...

In eight pages this paper discusses the epic's glorification of violence in an analysis that also considers gender roles, human na...