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intelligent man, a man of integrity, and a man who is willing to seek answers, even if those answers point to him as the problem. ...

the gods. Oedipus also inflicts the cost of blood on himself, stabbing out his own eyes. While naturally, in modern democracies,...

he would take a dim view of Jason abandoning his duty to his wife and children in favor of selfish gain. The chorus would be the...

In five pages this paper argues that for readers of the 20th century Creon and Antigone appear more like victims than heroes in th...

(Logia.com). "Unmoved by the dissuading counsel of an affectionate but timid sister, and unable to procure assistance, she determi...

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

of patriarchal privilege and set society against her is not sufficient justification for ignoring what she perceived to be a highe...

Antigone is a rebel who is willing to defy King Creon in order to accord her brother Polynices with the proper burial his twin Ete...

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

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

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

An eight page research paper considering the literary concept of the hero's journey in this classic science fiction film by direct...

In seven pages this essay contrasts morality as depicted in Plato's Apology and Sophocles' Antigone. Two sources are cited in t...

In three pages this paper compares and contrasts three major female theatrical protagonists Sophocles' Antigone, Euripides' Medea...

In five pages this paper examines how the audience is represented by the chorus in Sophocles' tragic play Antigone. Four source...

In six pages this creative essay examines an event in which a college student had to defend beliefs and this experience is related...

This paper consists of five pages with the focus of discussion being Greek mythology particularly as it pertains to the role of wo...

In twelve pages Sophocles' tragedy Antigone is analyzed in terms of the representation of power in accordance to gender. Thirteen...

The ways in which male and female virtue changed in terms of the attitudes of Ancient Greece are examined in 6 pages in a consider...

not a political drama, but the battle of wills between two family members -- Creon and his niece, Antigone. It does not take much ...

In essence she marries Othello without her fathers permission, something not done by a traditionally obedient woman. But, this onl...

left to be consumed by animals. Creon takes this action because he feels it is imperative to the safety of the state that the peop...

the king is furious at his sons interference. The king asks if the reason he has come was to save Antigone. His foreknowledge, whi...

could well be said that his acceptance of his brothers actions, despite his berating his brother, may have been the most important...

very powerful and just individual, putting aside the fact she was a woman. While this speaks of men, and fighting for justice, one...

little less than a monster, sentences her to death; specifically, she is to be buried alive. Antigone and Haemon, who is Creons ...

heroine is willing to risk her life by defying King Creon in order to give her warrior brother Polynices the proper burial he was ...

decreed a heros burial for Eteocles, but that no one, on pain of death, can offer funeral rites for Polynices and that his body sh...

about the boundaries and concerns of civil, political and religious justice, such as where the jurisdiction of the state can be de...

This paper contrasts and compares the tragic flaws of Achebe and Sophocles' protagonists in 5 pages. There are no other sources l...