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Justice and Oedipus the King by Sophocles

In five pages essay examines how justice is conceptually portrayed in this tragic play by Sophocles. There are no other sources ...

Comparison of Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Oedipus the King by Sophocles

In eight pages the protagonists of each play are compared and contrasted in terms of desire for truth, changes, and the collision ...

Religion and Oedipus the King by Sophocles

plague that threatens to annihilate most of its citizens. This plague is interpreted as an act of the gods, who are voicing their...

Tragic Hero Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

First, is that the play should be of serious magnitude, and have an impact on many, many people (McClelland, 2001). The second fac...

Tragic Personality of Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen

of this play, we find Ibsens comments for what he called his "modern-day tragedy," He says, "There are two kinds of moral law, tw...

The Story of Alvar Cabeza De Vaca y Nunez

In five pages the exciting and tragic story of Cabeza and his Florida colonization efforts on behalf of Spain are discussed....

Analysis of Oedipus the King by Sophocles

truth about who killed his wifes husband is being uncovered. He shows himself again as noble by insisting that justice be done and...

Appearance And Reality In Shakespeare's Macbeth

your tongue: look like the innocent flower,/ But be the serpent undert" (Shakespeare I v). This is a very powerful example of how ...

Contemporary Era and Antigone by Sophocles

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

Past and Present Interpretations of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

Caesar with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, who was at that time entering the twilight of her life.6 At the time it was initially...

Social Responsibility in Antigone and Oedipus the King by Sophocles

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

Sonnets 27 and 130 by William Shakespeare

to her and gain little quiet. Sonnet 130 This particular sonnet is actually something of a satirical sonnet addressing how many...

Shakespeare's Tempest and Colonialis

European descent of Prospero and his belief that by taking over the rule of Caliban, he can "help" the people and bring "civilizat...

Comparing Poetic Free Verse and Sonnet Forms

Came tripping by; but in her maiden hand For many poets the overall purpose of the poem has...

Frost and Williams and Death

is generally understood that when a child dies a strain sets in upon marriages, often leading to divorce. In essence, men and wome...

Family Conflict Analysis of Antigone by Sophocles

In five pages this paper analyzed the family conflict experienced by father Creon and his son Haemon in Antigone and how it fits w...

First Feminist Perspective in Antigone by Sophocles

In five pages this paper argues that Antigone is the first feminist work. There are no other sources listed....

Scene V Analysis of Antigone by Sophocles

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

Creon's Patriotism in Antigone by Sophocles

In three pages this essay examines the patriotism of Creon who thinks he has the support of the gods in this analysis of Antigone....

Homer and William Shakespeare's Portrayal of Women

In three pges this paper contrasts and compares the characterizations of Penelope in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and Desdemona in Othel...

Theme of Violence in Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

In five pages this essay compares the social violence that is evident in these plays by William Shakespeare. Two sources are cite...

Aging and King Lear by William Shakespeare

In 5 pages this paper compares the aging issues presented in King Lear by William Shakespeare with problems senior citizens curren...

Antigone by Sophocles

In a paper consisting of five pages the differing gender attitudes that existed in the society of ancient Greece is examined with ...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet, William Golding's Lord of the Flies, and Their Parallels

In 6 pages the parallels that exist in these works in terms of literary similarities of allegory, metaphor, simile, irony, personi...

A Romeo and Juliet Sociological Analysis

component. But were they all that different in Shakespeares original version? Many seem to think so and that high schools renditi...

The Tempest by William Shakespeare and the Concepts of Barbarism and Civilization

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares how civilization and primitivism are presented in this final play by William Shak...

Sonnets 128 and 130 of William Shakespeare Compared

Imagery, content, and structure are the criteria used to contrast and compare these two sonnets by William Shakespeare in five pag...

Madame Butterfly and Othello, Themes Compared

Masks and weaknesses are two themes permeating Othello by William Shakespeare and M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang. This paper co...

Lovers Messages in Sonnets

love as the narrator addresses his (?) beloved and asks if he should compare her to a summers day but knows that he cannot because...

Themes and Dramatic Structures in Othello, Hamlet, and King Lear by William Shakespeare

In five pages the relationships between dramatic structures and themes as they exist within these three plays by William Shakespea...