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Essays 541 - 570
plague that threatens to annihilate most of its citizens. This plague is interpreted as an act of the gods, who are voicing their...
Deities and the concept of fate are examined in this comparative analysis of these classical literary works consisting of 6 pages....
As Sheppard explores the ramifications of Oedipus innocence, his argument draws in aspects of how the Greeks regarded the nature o...
In five pages this paper compares and contrasts how violence is featured in these two works of classical literature. Three source...
on a number of issues. Jocasta is presented in Oedipus the King as a middle-aged woman, a bit reserved, and uncomfortable in the ...
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 ...
In six pages this paper presents a structural analysis of this ancient Greek tragedy and examines how the rising action and confli...
In six pages this report compares these two Freudian childhood complexes. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....
calls on the various gods (including Triple Artemis, in her aspects as huntress, moon-goddess, and goddess of dark sorcery), to sa...
his mother, he fulfills the prophesy. As Oedipus tells the story, one gets the sense that he is more than just a character. He is ...
been killed and because he is deemed a traitor the powers refuse him a burial. Antigone fights for this cause claiming that her br...
murder, Oedipus remarks, absentmindedly, "Strange, hearing you just now . . . my mind wandered, my thoughts racing back and forth"...
if he should have a son. Therefore, Laius took steps to prevent conceiving a son by Jocasta. However, Jocasta wanted a child and c...
others, or more intelligent than others. In short, there must be some element which somehow sets him above the average man, but ye...
behold his greatness without envy? Now what a black sea of terror has overwhelmed him. Now as we keep our watch and wait the final...
The trials featured in these works are contrasted and compared in a report consisting of five pages. Two sources are cited in the...
In 5 pages this paper compares how these topics are thematically depicted in these plays. There are 4 sources cited in the biblio...
In five pages the ways in which characters are utilized by the playwrights as instruments by which the audience can be manipulated...
In five pages fate's role in this ancient Greek tragedy is examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....
In seven pages this research paper discusses the various interpretations of this classic Greek tragedy including those of Sigmund ...
In five pages this paper discusses these kingly characters and their flaws in a consideration of what value if any their suffering...
In four pages this paper discusses the dominance of the all powerful Greek mythological gods within the context of this tragedy by...
"Hamlet," the troubled Danish prince is morose and troubled because, just a short time after his fathers death, his mother remarri...
"Dead Mens Path." It seems at first glance to be a very straightforward tale. However, as one critic points out, "In the post-Fouc...
mother into "trembling" and her breasts, as she nursed Emily, were swollen with milk, she steadfastly stuck to the feeding schedul...
which "comprises a stunning class-conscious critique of Christian hypocrisy and the Churchs complicity with the rich" (Padilla 150...
decline, from onset to death, takes but "half an hour" (Poe). In the face of this overwhelming specter of death, Prince Prospero i...
together and makes possible the fraternal and hierarchic bonds of chivalric solidarity" (Hahn). This contrasts sharply with the fo...
A 6 page essay that discusses Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper," which continues to capture and fasci...