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Dramatic Tragedy and How It Has Evolved

did not attract the attention of the gods. This was still true in Shakespeares time. The few commoners he included were never cen...

Tragedy in Oedipus the King by Sophocles

In five pages this essay discusses the tragic elements of Oedipus the King in terms of plot, the Chorus' role, plot elements, and ...

Chorus Role in Antigone by Sophocles

In five pages this paper examines how the audience is represented by the chorus in Sophocles' tragic play Antigone. Four source...

Shakespeare's Othello and Machiavelli's The Prince

This paper compares and contrasts these two works by Shakespeare and Machiavelli. This seven page paper has three sources listed ...

Character Analysis of Creon in Oedipus Tyrannus by Sophocles

contrasts dramatically with Antigones ideas, and forms the basis for the conflict that drives the plot. At the core of Creons val...

Films Prince of the City, Serpico, and the 'Code of Silence'

In five pages this paper examines how these films and the books they were based on feature the 'code of silence' in an assessment ...

Robin Hood Prince of Thieves (Film Review)

This short, one page reaction paper to this film starring Kevin Costner provides an opinion of the writer. No sources aside from t...

Conscience, Action, and Revenge of Hamlet

In eleven pages this paper examines the revenge of Shakespeare's tragic protagonist and how his being caught between acting and hi...

Relationship Between Mario Cavardadossi and Tosca in La Tosca by Puccini

is a heightened sense of urgency as Mario defines his choices during his interactions with Angelotti. But the real urgency and fe...

Hamlet Character in William Shakespeare's Tragedy

In ten pages this paper presents a character analysis of Shakespeare's innovative portrayal of the tragic protagonist. There is t...

Madness of Hamlet

In five pages this paper assesses whether or not William Shakespeare's tragic protagonist was truly mad. There are no other sourc...

Timelessness of William Shakespeare's Hamlet

In five pages this paper considers the timeless aspects of the themes presented in William Shakespeare's tragic play. There is no...

Madness of Hamlet

In six pages this essay examines the self destructiveness of Shakespeare's tragic character and how this life negation contributes...

Psychological Victimization of William Shakespeare's Protagonist in Macbeth

In five pages this paper examines how the witches and Lady Macbeth psychologically victimize Macbeth in this analysis of Shakespea...

The Impact of the European Black Death

This eight page paer analyzes the social and political impacts of this tragic plague. The bubonic plague not only left thousands ...

Analysis of 'Ligeia' by Edgar Allan Poe

precipitates her husbands horrific discovery and subsequent madness" (Frushell 18). That Ligeia represents everlasting love not o...

Analysis of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Sophocles' Oedipus

In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these works by Shakespeare and Sophocles in terms of tragic themes and iro...

Was King Lear Mad or Suffering from Senility?

In seven pages this paper evaluates whether or not this tragic protagonist created by William Shakespeare was senile, mad, or a bi...

Setting the Stage for Imagery and Violence in William Shakespeare's Macbeth

In six pages this paper examines how the stage for violence is set through imagery in this tragic play by William Shakespeare in a...

Good v. Evil Theme in William Shakespeare's Macbeth

In six pages this paper examines the thematic conflict of good versus evil as it manifests itself in this tragic play by William S...

Renaissance Humanism and William Shakespeare's Othello

In three pages this essay discusses how the humanism philosophy of the Renaissance is represented in William Shakespeare's tragic ...

Jealousy in Othello by William Shakespeare

In eight pages plus a Roman numeral outline of one page this paper examines how William Shakespeare thematically develops jealousy...

Love and Death Imagery in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

In eight pages this paper discusses the images of love and death that reinforce the tragic inevitability of Romeo and Juliet. Six...

Love or Lust in 'Romeo and Juliet'

In an essay of 5 pages, the paper considers whether the attraction between Shakespeare's star crossed lovers was physical attracti...

Clytemnestra's Character in Aeschylus' Agamemnon

agamemnon.html). Throughout the first part of the play, Clytemnestra appears to be a long-suffering (due to her husbands absence...

Comparing the Book of Job and Oedipus Rex

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...

Witches and Their Control in William Shakespeare's Macbeth

This paper consists of five pages and presents the thesis that the witches control Macbeth and that they are responsible for the b...

Morality and Mortality in Hamlet and Achilles

In this paper consisting of nine pages the ways in which concepts of morality contributed to the deaths of these tragic heroes is ...

An Ethical Dilemma Situation in Nursing

In two pages this paper discusses how a nurse should handle the emotional involvement of treating a terminally ill child and how t...

Elian Gonzalez Should be Returned to Cuba

In eight pages this paper presents the argument that 6 year old Elian Gonzalez should be reunited with his father in Cuba in an as...