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city is in turmoil. The next several lines have a messenger enter and inquire as to Oedipus home and whereabouts. The Chorus info...
seek guidance from an oracle. When he returns he tells the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to ...
murder, Oedipus remarks, absentmindedly, "Strange, hearing you just now . . . my mind wandered, my thoughts racing back and forth"...
In five pages this essay compares and contrasts these two literary works regarding the portrayal of morality in each. There are n...
and in order to protect the city and its citizens, Oedipus was compelled to take drastic action. Also, he wished to cement his re...
In five pages essay examines how justice is conceptually portrayed in this tragic play by Sophocles. There are no other sources ...
on a number of issues. Jocasta is presented in Oedipus the King as a middle-aged woman, a bit reserved, and uncomfortable in the ...
In six pages this paper presents a structural analysis of this ancient Greek tragedy and examines how the rising action and confli...
intended and his mother, she bites her hand in frustration in "inexpressible rage and desire" (Jones and Jones, nd, p. 13). During...
woman who was now a widow, he fell in love and married her-his mother (Sophocles). Apollo curses Thebes and says that the city wil...
as revealed in the literary/mythological writings of ancient Greece. In "The Iliad," for example, when the mighty warrior Achille...
finer points of interpretation. However, the general consensus, down through the ages, is that Sophocles main theme had to do with...
he is blind than when he sees. "Light, to the ancient Greeks, was beauty, intellect, virtue, indeed represented life itself" (Gree...
have to hear; and he ends up discovering the truth about himself, a truth so agonizing and abhorrent that he blinds himself (Sopho...
of the Soul Jonathan Lear describes the knowledge someone has regarding something already known as knowingness. This is developed...
Of course Oedipus refuses to believe this at first, accusing Teiresias of plotting against the throne; he orders the man to leave ...
and instead gives the infant to another shepherd, who takes the boy to Polybus, king of Corinth, who raises it as his own (Sophocl...
concerned for his people; self-regarding but caring. This paper answers several questions about him and his actions in the play. D...
In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares William Shakespeare's protagonist with the Oedipus myth as well as the interpreta...
In five pages this paper examines the uses of the chorus and repeating themes in the classical tragedies of Euripides, Sophocles, ...
In eight pages this paper argues that the King is victimized by his own arrogance in a consideration of how the theme of hubris or...
Aeschylus introduces a complete reversal of gender roles, placing the character of Clytemnestra in a ruling role over Argos in the...
in order to insure passage to the underworld. The Underworld in this mythology was not a particularly happy place; it was a gloomy...
men...so that we must obey in these things" (Sophocles, 2002). Antigone makes it clear in her reply t hat she is fully aware that ...
In five pages this paper analyzes the structure, themes, and morality issues that are addressed in Antigone by Sophocles. There...
This paper examines the classical works represented by Sophocles' Theban plays and Aeschylus's The Oresteia in 5 pages. Three sou...
honor and integrity into the courtroom as well as to the attention of the public (Conte 26). These are the issues that should con...
tragic hero. Creon, on the other hand, realized his mistake when Teiresias made his prophecy. He is forced to live, knowing that...
very powerful and just individual, putting aside the fact she was a woman. While this speaks of men, and fighting for justice, one...
pursue justice with or without her sisters assistance. With an impressive strength that demonstrates her unwavering commitment to...