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In five pages this paper examines the definition of identity in the works of Euripides, Sophocles, Sappho's poetry, the Oresteia, ...

In a paper consisting of three pages the protagonist's distinguishing between appearances and reality is assessed in these works b...

those ruled by determinism. Having grasped the meaning behind Oedipus the King and Othello, it can easily be argued that Oedipus ...

in and curse God. He tells his wife, advising her that, just as they accept good from the hand of God, they have to also be willin...

In five pages the role greed plays in the literary works No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre, Candide by Voltaire, and Antigone by Sophocl...

In five pages this paper defines the catharsis concept and then discusses how audiences identify with the tragic catharsis that oc...

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

logical explanation, Othello seemed bent on confirming that he will never be more than a misfit in Venice. Desdemonas protestatio...

In eight pages these tragic heroes created by William Shakespeare and Sophocles are contrasted and compared. Eight sources are ci...

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

In three pages this paper presents a character analysis of Creon in Antigone by Sophocles and discusses his roles to Zeus and to t...

In six pages this paper examines how the individual is controlled by this state in an analysis of Antigone by Sophocles, Narrative...

and is not open to the charge of flattery" (Plato). While Socrates then discusses the love of youth, possibly referring to having ...

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

in war. Helen had no power, and no women in the story had power. Helen was simply a symbol of beauty and purity and hence justifie...

of tragic flow Aristotle also stipulates that the plot of a tragedy should follow a logical tragic flow. Aristotle writes that "a...

(Sophocles). In this she is arguing how she has not followed the laws of "men" or even of the gods in this case, but rather per...

enough, women have generally not had the political voice that would allow for such demands. In fact, in the United States women ha...

has heard rumors about the how his new wifes (his mothers) husband was killed and he is investigating it. He slowly finds hints th...

pushes away all the people that she loves, or have loved her, in her stubbornness related to the burial of her brother. She pushes...

the very Centaur as he lay dying that the blood, if given to Hercules, would keep him from ever wandering from her side. Of course...

brother in terms of advice and guidelines for her life which is seen in one scene where her brother tells her to watch out and she...

There are some things in this life that just are, that result from the intersection of natural law, cultural context, interpersona...

serve as a compass for the character when facing great and insurmountable odds. Oedipus held staunchly to his moral codes, and whe...

violate the primacy of traditional family morality, which should be considered as overriding state laws that are contradictory to ...

However, Antigone dared to do just that. Her brothers Polyneices and Eteocles fought on opposite sides and when both were killed ...

becomes the focus of attention in the family. Both Larry and his father are now ousted from being the center of attention. This, h...

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

will; summation of all applicable elements will likely lead one to conclude that determinism played a significant and essential ro...

more many people are punished for not heeding the word of God. There are numerous people and numerous situations presented in G...