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In six pages this paper compares the protagonists featured in the Oedipus Trilogy of Sophocles and Othello by William Shakespeare ...

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

In five pages this essay examines gender conflict within the contexts of these 5 dramas from ancient Greece. There are no other s...

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 a paper consisting of seven pages these ancient Greek plays and heroines are contrasted and compared. Four other sources are ...

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

In a paper consisting of five pages the differing paths of enlightenment each of these characters took regarding their own heroism...

pursue justice with or without her sisters assistance. With an impressive strength that demonstrates her unwavering commitment to...

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

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

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

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

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

receive a proper burial, and she enlists the services of Ismene, her lone remaining sibling. She states her intentions plainly to...

lie to Antigone because their interests/values lie in their men. While they do not want their men to go to war, they want sex just...

been killed and because he is deemed a traitor the powers refuse him a burial. Antigone fights for this cause claiming that her br...

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

honor and integrity into the courtroom as well as to the attention of the public (Conte 26). These are the issues that should con...

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

still powerfully under the control of a patriarchal society. "For Antigone, there could never be any laws that could stand in t...

standing up rights and truth. In Henrik Ibsens play "A Dolls House" there are many symbols which represent different aspect...

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

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...

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

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

of Helen of Troy in marriage if she wins. This starts the war. In this we see that the war is being fought over a woman, Helen, c...

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

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

her mother, and the present king, Aegistheus. The play opens with Orestes and his tutor returning to the city. The god Zeus appr...

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